Weingarten M A
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Over six months I recorded 198 off the cuff consultations that occurred at social gatherings, at chance meetings, and in medical settings outside my surgery. More men than women made such consultations, roughly two thirds were a request for health information, and just under half of consultations were with other doctors' patients. It seemed that many patients were seeking a second medical opinion.
在六个月的时间里,我记录了198次在社交聚会、偶然相遇以及我诊所之外的医疗场所进行的即席咨询。进行这类咨询的男性多于女性,大约三分之二是对健康信息的询问,并且略少于一半的咨询是与其他医生的患者进行的。似乎很多患者在寻求第二种医学意见。