J. Med . The effect of Provider behavior on the collection of data Annals of Int. In JAMA, Levinson et al discovered that primary care physicians who had never had a malpractice suit spent on average 3.3 minutes more with their patients. These physicians also had a more patient centered interviewing style and used humor. Click here for more details .
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