Clinical decision making in dermatology: Observation of consultations and the patients' perspectives

Dermatology

Volumn 221, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 331-341

  Hajjaj, F M ^a   Salek, M S ^a   Basra, M K A ^a   Finlay, A Y ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Dermatology; Influences on decisions; Management decisions; Patients' perspectives

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONSULTATION; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SKIN DISEASE; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; WORK EXPERIENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION MAKING; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SKIN DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650993594     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000320124     Document Type: Article

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