Patient education. Developing a health care partnership

Currie, B.F.; Renner, J.H.

Postgraduate Medicine 65(1): 177-80 182

1979


ISSN/ISBN: 0032-5481
PMID: 310548
Document Number: 143244
Increasingly, patients are insisting on becoming partners in their own health care. Physicians who welcome such involvement should try to determine the medical IQ and knowledge base of the patient and then provide appropriate educational experiences. An atmosphere encouraging genuine dialogue is essential to a successful partnership.

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