Something in nothing: Negative space in the clinician-patient relationship

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 80-83

  Buetow, Stephen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Negative space; Patient care; Physician patient relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449132332     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.914     Document Type: Article

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