Depth of the patient-doctor relationship and content of general practice consultations: Cross-sectional study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 65, Issue 637, 2015, Pages e545-e551

  Merriel, Samuel William David ^a   Salisbury, Christopher ^a   Metcalfe, Chris ^a   Ridd, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consultation; Continuity of care; Doctor patient relations General practice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTICE ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE COMMUNICATION SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DOCTOR DEPTH OF RELATIONSHIP SCALE; RATING SCALE; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED KINGDOM; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84938866620     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp15X686125     Document Type: Article

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