Diagnostic interaction: The patient as a source of knowledge? A qualitative case study from general practice

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 222-227

  Undeland, Merete ^a,b   Malterud, Kirsti ^c,d  

^a Hospital of Buskerud   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c Research Unit for General Practice   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Communication; Diagnosis; Family practice; Interpersonal relations; Knowledge; Qualitative research; Women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC INTERACTION; DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW SCHEDULE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MICROANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STEREOTYPY;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PAIN; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 57049119673     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02813430802325086     Document Type: Article

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