Lifestyle consultation in general practice-the doctor's toolbox: A qualitative focus group study

Family Practice

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 220-225

  Abildsnes, Eirik ^a   Walseth, Liv T ^b   Flottorp, Signe A ^c   Stensland, Per S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b Research Unit for General Practice   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR THE HEALTH SERVICES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Communication; Family practice; Focus groups; Lifestyle; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 79953155500     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmq093     Document Type: Article

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