How does the thought of cancer arise in a general practice consultation? Interviews with GPs

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 135-140

  Johansen, May Lill ^a   Holtedahl, Knut Arne ^a   Rudebeck, Carl Edvard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cancer; Diagnosis; Doctorpatient relations; General practice; Norway; Phenomenography; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTUITION; NEOPLASM; NORWAY; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTUITION; NEOPLASMS; NORWAY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 84865748678     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02813432.2012.688701     Document Type: Article

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