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Doctor-patient relationship second only to family

BMJ 2003; 327 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/sbmj.0310356 (Published 01 October 2003) Cite this as: BMJ 2003;327:0310356
  1. Andrew Iles1
  1. 1London

Patients believe only family relationships are more important than the doctor-patient relationship, says new international research.

The study, which was presented at the World Medical Association (WMA) conference, was based on 3707 interviews with general practitioners and patients in six countries--United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, South Africa, and Japan--and also found that patients trust doctors …

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