Holding relationships in primary care: A qualitative exploration of doctors' and patients' perceptions

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 589, 2011, Pages

  Cocksedge, Simon ^a   Greenfield, Rebecca ^a   Nugent, G Kelly ^a   Chew Graham, Carolyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Continuity of care; Doctor patient relations; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PATHOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SUBURBAN AREA; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; STATISTICS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SUBURBAN HEALTH; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 80054073918     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp11X588457     Document Type: Article

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