Physician's Role - Psychology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Management of injecting drug users admitted to hospital.

8 Oct 2009 General hospital clinicians frequently deal with injecting drug users because substance use has diverse medical and psychiatric complications. Non-specialist clinicians often initiate management when specialist consultation is not available or ... Read more...

Estimating the rate of cesarean section by maternal request: anonymous survey of obstetricians in Australia.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: The rate of cesarean section in Australia now exceeds 30 percent, and evidence from population studies indicates that maternal requests for elective cesarean delivery might make an important contribution. The objective of this study was ... Read more...

Non-pharmacological interventions for assisting the induction of anaesthesia in children.

6 Jul 2009 BACKGROUND: Induction of general anaesthesia can be distressing for children. Non-pharmacological methods for reducing anxiety and improving co-operation may avoid the adverse effects of preoperative sedation. OBJECTIVES: To assess the effects of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Physician's Role - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The suffering of physicians. 22 Oct 2009
• Management of injecting drug users admitted to hospital. 8 Oct 2009
• A piece of my mind. Driving thoughts. 14 Sep 2009
• Estimating the rate of cesarean section by maternal request: anonymous survey of obstetricians in Australia. 30 Aug 2009
• On empathy: another perspective. 27 Aug 2009
• [Sports medicine: Mr Hyde and Dr.Jekyll! ] 3 Aug 2009
• Rewards of acupuncture. 30 Jul 2009
• Shining light in dark places. Child abuse hurts a physician as well as her young patient. 30 Jul 2009
• Non-pharmacological interventions for assisting the induction of anaesthesia in children. 6 Jul 2009
• Writing values. 2 Jul 2009
• A model framework for patient safety training in chiropractic: a literature synthesis. 29 Jun 2009
• Improving preventive health services training in chiropractic colleges part II: enhancing outcomes through improved training and accountability processes. 29 Jun 2009
• The physician and the pen. 29 Jun 2009
• Tales from the clinic. 29 Jun 2009
• Journey into the unknown. 29 Jun 2009
• Why write? 29 Jun 2009
• [Conflicting viewpoints of health professionals about touch] 29 Jun 2009
• Approaching hospital administration about adopting cooling technologies. 29 Jun 2009
• Not so routine follow-up. 29 Jun 2009
• Becoming a woman physician scientist. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Physician's Role'

Definition: The expected function of a member of the medical profession.

Descriptor UI: D010819

Alternative terms: Physician's Role; Physician Role; Physician's Roles; Physicians Role; Role, Physician's; Roles, Physician's; Physicians' Role; Physicians' Roles; Role, Physicians'; Roles, Physicians';

Allowable Qualifiers: history; psychology;

Tree Number: F01.829.316.616.625.600;

History Note: 91(78); was see under ROLE 1978-90

Technical Notes: coord IM with area in which role is played (IM), as "physician's role in reducing teenage pregnancy"= PHYSICIAN'S ROLE (IM) + PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE (IM)