How empathic is your healthcare practitioner? A systematic review and meta-analysis of patient surveys
Abstract Background A growing body of evidence suggests that healthcare practitioners who enhance how they express empathy can improve patient health, and reduce medico-legal risk. However we do not know how consistently healthcare practitioners express adequate empathy. In this study, we addressed...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Medical Education |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12909-017-0967-3 |