Power and powerlessness: GPs' narratives about lifestyle counselling

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 62, Issue 596, 2012, Pages

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b Research Unit for General Practice in Bergen   (Norway)

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

Author keywords

Doctor patient communication; General practice; Lifestyle; Power

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFESTYLE; PATERNALISM; PATIENT COUNSELING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; COUNSELING; DISCLOSURE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; NARRATION; NORWAY; PATERNALISM; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

EID: 84857704144     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp12X630043     Document Type: Article

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