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Power Imbalance and Consumerism in the Doctor-Patient Relationship: Health Care Providers' Experiences of Patient Encounters in a Rural District in India

The aim of this study is to explore health care providers' experiences and perceptions of their encounters with male and female patients in a rural district in India with special reference to tuberculosis (TB) care. The authors conducted semistructured interviews with 22 health care providers,...

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Autor principal: Grethe Fochsen, Kirti Deshpande and Anna Thorson
Format: Printed Book
Publicat: Qual Health Res 2006; 16; 1236 2006
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Accés en línia:http://10.26.1.76/ks/00883.pdf
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