Recognising the importance of 'family time-out' in consultations: An exploratory qualitative study

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Korfage, Ida J ^a,b   Audrey, Suzanne ^a   Hak, Tony ^c   Blazeby, Jane M ^a,d   Abel, Julian ^e   Campbell, Rona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e Weston Area Healthcare Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONSULTATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84873424455     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002144     Document Type: Article

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