Improving general practitioners communication skills to better manage chronic respiratory diseases through an experiential online training intervention: A mixed methods study

Katerina Boulougari; Antonios Christodoulakis; Evangelos C. Karademas; Christos Lionis; Ioanna Tsiligianni

doi:10.1016/j.pec.2026.109627

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Improving general practitioners communication skills to better manage chronic respiratory diseases through an experiential online training intervention: A mixed methods study

Katerina Boulougari Antonios Christodoulakis

Evangelos C. Karademas Christos Lionis Ioanna Tsiligianni

Patient Education and Counseling Vol. 149 pp. 109627 · Elsevier BV

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Katerina Boulougari, Antonios Christodoulakis, Evangelos C. Karademas, et al. (2026). Improving general practitioners communication skills to better manage chronic respiratory diseases through an experiential online training intervention: A mixed methods study. Patient Education and Counseling, 149, 109627. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2026.109627

Improving general practitioners communication skills to better manage chronic respiratory diseases through an experiential online training intervention: A mixed methods study

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