Humanism in the time of metrics - An essay by David Loxterkamp

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 347, Issue 7926, 2013, Pages

  Loxterkamp, David ^a  

^a Seaport Family Practice   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMANISM; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE; PLACEBO EFFECT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANISM; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84885049388     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.f5539     Document Type: Article

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