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Courteous but not curious: how doctors' politeness masks their existential neglect. A qualitative study of video-recorded patient consultations

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  1. Correspondence to Kari Milch Agledahl, Department of Research, Finnmark Hospital Trust, Hammerfest 9616, Norway; kari.agledahl{at}helse-finnmark.no
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Agledahl KM, Gulbrandsen P, Førde R, et al
Courteous but not curious: how doctors' politeness masks their existential neglect. A qualitative study of video-recorded patient consultations
Journal of Medical Ethics 2011;37:650-654.

Publication history

  • Received December 18, 2010
  • Revised April 11, 2011
  • Accepted April 14, 2011
  • First published May 24, 2011.
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October 18, 2011

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