Ending the doctor-patient relationship in neurology practice

Neurologist

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 277-281

  Brody, Benjamin D ^a   Haut, Sheryl R ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Condition of care contract; Difficult patient; Patient dismissal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEUROLOGY; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREAT;

ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NEUROLOGY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 70349748756     PISSN: 10747931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NRL.0b013e31819428cc     Document Type: Article

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