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Exploring how patients respond to GP recommendations for mental health treatment: an analysis of communication in primary care consultations

Joseph Ford, Felicity Thomas, Richard Byng and Rose McCabe
BJGP Open 2019; 3 (4): bjgpopen19X101670. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen19X101670
Joseph Ford
1 Postdoctoral Research Associate, College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter Medical School, St Luke’s Campus, Exeter, UK
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  • For correspondence: j.w.ford{at}exeter.ac.uk
Felicity Thomas
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vol. 3 no. 4 bjgpopen19X101670
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https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen19X101670

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  • Received August 5, 2019
  • Accepted August 12, 2019
  • Published online January 23, 2020.

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  1. Joseph Ford, PhD1,*,
  2. Felicity Thomas, PhD2,
  3. Richard Byng, MPH, PhD, MRCGP3 and
  4. Rose McCabe, PhD4
  1. 1 Postdoctoral Research Associate, College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter Medical School, St Luke’s Campus, Exeter, UK
  2. 2 Senior Research Fellow, College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter Medical School, St Luke’s Campus, Exeter, UK
  3. 3 Professor of Primary Care Research, Community and Primary Care Research Group, University of Plymouth, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth Science Park, Plymouth, UK
  4. 4 Professor of Clinical Communication, School of Health Sciences, City, University of London, London, UK
  1. ↵ *For correspondence:
    Joseph Ford, j.w.ford{at}exeter.ac.uk
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