To self-disclose or not self-disclose?: A systematic review of clinical self-disclosure in primary care

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 65, Issue 638, 2015, Pages e609-e616

  Allen, Emily Charlotte Frances ^a   Arroll, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Medicine; Physician patient relations; Physicians; Primary care; Self disclosure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPATHY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REASSURANCE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ETHICS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

COMMUNICATION; DISCLOSURE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84942609369     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: 14785242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp15X686533     Document Type: Article

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