Ways to improve the patient-physician relationship

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 453-457

  Gómez, Gricelda ^a   Aillach, Emilio ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Clinical empathy; Doctor patient communication; Outcomes; Physician patient relationship

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC REASONING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPATHY; HUMAN; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

COMMUNICATION; EMPATHY; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 84881375708     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: 14736578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e328363be50     Document Type: Review

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