The Good Doctor : What Patients Want.

Drawing upon real accounts of negligence, incompetence, and distrust, this book seeks to identify the key competencies of a good doctor, the ways in which medical care fails, and the roadblocks to ensuring that every licensed doctor is capable. Arguing that it is possible to improve patient care-by...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Paterson, Ron
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : Auckland University Press, 2012.
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