Health confidence: A simple, essential measure for patient engagement and better practice

Family Practice Management

Volumn , Issue September-October 2014, 2014, Pages 8-12

  Wasson, John ^a,b   Coleman, Eric A ^c  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Dartmouth Northern New England Practice Based Research Network CO OP   (United States)

^c Earch at the University of Colo rado at Denver   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CARE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMANS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SELF CARE;

EID: 84910074207     PISSN: 10695648     EISSN: 15311929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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