Calling time on the 10-minute consultation

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 62, Issue 596, 2012, Pages 118-119

  Silverman, Jonathan ^a   Kinnersley, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONSULTATION; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STAFF; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; POLITICS; POLYPHARMACY; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BACK PAIN; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84857706742     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp12X625102     Document Type: Editorial

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