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Research Article

A few more minutes make a difference? The relationship between content and length of GP consultations

Tore GudeDepartment of Behavioural Sciences in Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway (research conducting unit);Research Institute, Modum Bad, Vikersund, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Per VaglumDepartment of Behavioural Sciences in Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway (research conducting unit)
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Tor AnvikDepartment of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, Norway
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Anders BærheimDepartment of Public Health and Primary Health Care, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Bergen, Norway
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Hilde GrimstadDepartment of Public Health and General Practice, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Pages 31-35 | Received 13 Dec 2011, Accepted 23 Oct 2012, Published online: 03 Jan 2013

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