Negotiating refusal in primary care consultations: A qualitative study

Family Practice

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 488-496

  Walter, Alex ^a   Chew Graham, Carolyn ^a   Harrison, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health care rationing; Patient centred care; Physician patient relations; Primary health care; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TRAINING; WORK EXPERIENCE;

DISSENT AND DISPUTES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GENERAL PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NEGOTIATING; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REFUSAL TO TREAT; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84864131603     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmr128     Document Type: Article

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