The pattern of silent time in the clinical consultation: An observational multichannel video study

Family Practice

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 616-621

  Gibbings isaac, Darryl ^a   Iqbal, Mudassar ^b   Tahir, Mohammad Aumran ^b,c   Kumarapeli, Pushpa ^d   De lusignan, Simon ^b,c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^d KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computers; Family practice; Medical informatics; Medical record system; Physician patient relations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CONSULTATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SILENT TIME; VIDEORECORDING;

GENERAL PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS' OFFICES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84867133592     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cms001     Document Type: Article

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