Is the communicative behavior of GPs during the consultation related to the diagnosis? a cross-sectional study in six European countries

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 283-289

  Deveugele, Myriam ^a   Derese, Anselm ^a   De Bacquer, Dirk ^a   Van Den Brink Muinen, Atie ^b   Bensing, Jozien ^b   De Maeseneer, Jan ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Communication; Diagnosis; General practice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS; EUROPE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 8444241089     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2004.02.004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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