Heartlift patients? An interview-based study of GP trainers and the impact of 'patients they like'

Family Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 349-354

  O'Riordan, Margaret ^a   Skelton, John ^b   de la Croix, Anne ^b  

^a IRISH COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; IRELAND; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROBLEM PATIENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 55149083524     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmn043     Document Type: Article

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