Should doctors encourage patients to record consultations?

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 350, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Elwyn, Glyn ^a   Buckman, Laurence ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^b Temple Fortune Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; AMBULATORY CARE; ETHICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; STANDARDS; TRUST; VIDEORECORDING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TRUST; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84921341055     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.g7645     Document Type: Short Survey

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