The effect of patient feedback on physicians' consultation skills: A systematic review

Academic Medicine

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1426-1436

  Reinders, Marcel E ^a   Ryan, Bridget L ^b   Blankenstein, Annette H ^a   Van Der Horst, Henriëtte E ^a   Stewart, Moira A ^b   Van Marwijk, Harm W J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 80255123399     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3182312162     Document Type: Article

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