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General Practitioners’ Empathy and Health Outcomes: A Prospective Observational Study of Consultations in Areas of High and Low Deprivation

Stewart W. Mercer, Maria Higgins, Annemieke M. Bikker, Bridie Fitzpatrick, Alex McConnachie, Suzanne M. Lloyd, Paul Little and Graham C.M. Watt
The Annals of Family Medicine March 2016, 14 (2) 117-124; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1910
Stewart W. Mercer
1Academic Unit of General Practice and Primary Care, Institute of Health and Well-Being, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
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  • For correspondence: Stewart.Mercer@glasgow.ac.uk
Maria Higgins
1Academic Unit of General Practice and Primary Care, Institute of Health and Well-Being, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
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Annemieke M. Bikker
1Academic Unit of General Practice and Primary Care, Institute of Health and Well-Being, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
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Bridie Fitzpatrick
1Academic Unit of General Practice and Primary Care, Institute of Health and Well-Being, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
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Alex McConnachie
2Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
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Suzanne M. Lloyd
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Paul Little
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vol. 14 no. 2 117-124
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1910
PubMed 
26951586

Published By 
The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication September 6, 2011
  • Revision received December 12, 2015
  • Accepted for publication January 5, 2016
  • Published online March 7, 2016.

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© 2016 Annals of Family Medicine, Inc.

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  1. Stewart W. Mercer, PhD1⇑,
  2. Maria Higgins, MSc1,
  3. Annemieke M. Bikker, MSc1,
  4. Bridie Fitzpatrick, PhD1,
  5. Alex McConnachie, PhD2,
  6. Suzanne M. Lloyd, BSc2,
  7. Paul Little, FMedSci3 and
  8. Graham C.M. Watt, FMedSci1
  1. 1Academic Unit of General Practice and Primary Care, Institute of Health and Well-Being, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
  2. 2Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
  3. 3Primary Medical Care, Aldermoor Health Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, England
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Stewart W. Mercer, Academic Unit of General Practice and Primary Care, Institute of Health and WellBeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 9LX, Glasgow, Scotland, Stewart.Mercer{at}glasgow.ac.uk

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Stewart W. Mercer, Maria Higgins, Annemieke M. Bikker, Bridie Fitzpatrick, Alex McConnachie, Suzanne M. Lloyd, Paul Little, Graham C.M. Watt
The Annals of Family Medicine Mar 2016, 14 (2) 117-124; DOI: 10.1370/afm.1910

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