Perceptions of professional attributes in medicine: A qualitative study in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 319-324

  Leung, Danny C ^a   Hsu, Enoch K ^a   Hui, Edwin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Clinical competence; Delivery of health care; Physician patient relations; Professional practice

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOLISTIC CARE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDICINE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SKILL; SOCIAL CHANGE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; INTERVIEW;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84865710995     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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