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Haslam D. A lesson in understanding patients’ health beliefs. Practitioner 2014; 258 (1775): 39

A lesson in understanding patients’ health beliefs

23 Oct 2014Registered users

Many years ago, during my first weeks as a GP trainee, I learnt  one of the critical lessons of my general practice life. I was well aware that everyone but my trainer knew that intramuscular penicillin was no longer the treatment of choice. Had I realised that I was totally failing to understand parental expectations, I could have handled these cases in a totally different way – though still avoiding the dreaded injections.

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