Four minutes for a patient, twenty seconds for a relative - an observational study at a university hospital

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In the modern hospital environment, increasing possibilities in medical examination techniques and increasing documentation tasks claim the physicians' energy and encroach on their time spent with patients. This study aimed to i...

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Main Authors: Xander Carola J, Kempf Dorothee E, Becker Gerhild, Momm Felix, Olschewski Manfred, Blum Hubert E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-04-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/10/94