You and your doctor
Subtitle: a guide to a healing relationship, with physicians' insights
By: Tania Heller
Series: McFarland health topics series
Publisher: McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers; Mcfarland; McFarland
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780786462933
Subjects: Physician and patient; Communication in medicine
Description: "This welcome volume offers practical information to help patients make the most of their interaction with their doctors. Among the topics discussed are finding the right physicians, gaining direct telephone access to a doctor, ensuring good communication between health care providers, protecting personal health information, seeking a second opinion, and using walk-in clinics"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Understanding the doctor-patient relationship; title: The pediatrician-family relationship; title: Adolescence; title: Internal medicine and family practice; title: Geriatrics; title: Challenging situations; title: Technology and the doctor-patient relationship; title: Interviews with specialists; title: How to find the right physicians; title: Making the relationship work; title: Conclusion: my reflections.