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Patient-Physician Models in Acute Bronchitis by Jumria Tandi Panggalo is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Patients and physicians had both congruous and incongruous explanatory models of acute bronchitis. Their models were congruous in identifying cough and congestion as the main symptoms of acute bronchitis. However, their models diverged on the etiology and expected course of illness if left untreated. Patients commonly believed their bronchitis was caused by external factors like pollution or weather changes. In contrast, physicians viewed acute bronchitis as primarily viral but sometimes bacterial. Patients
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- Jumria Tandi Panggalo
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- EN