
ERIC Number: EJ230584
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980-Aug
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A Preliminary Inquiry into Physicians' Perceptions of Patient Self-Control.
Shapiro, Johanna; Shapiro, Deane H., Jr.
Journal of Medical Education, v55 n8 p704-08 Aug 1980
The findings of a small pilot study, in which the perception of 16 obstetrician/gynocologists regarding their patients' degree of self-control as it related to medical problems, are analyzed. Findings suggested the physicians exhibited confusion about the concept of self-control and its applicability to patient care. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Medical Education, Patients, Physician Patient Relationship, Physicians, Self Control, Surveys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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