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Complex consultations and the 'edge of chaos'.

Overview of attention for article published in British Journal of General Practice, January 2005
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  • In the top 25% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age (97th percentile)
  • Good Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age and source (77th percentile)

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Title
Complex consultations and the 'edge of chaos'.
Published in
British Journal of General Practice, January 2005
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Authors

Andrew D Innes, Peter D Campion, Frances E Griffiths

Abstract

Complexity theory has attracted considerable attention in recent years, both within medicine and in the wider world. Its themes of uncertainty and non-linearity resonate deeply with the experience of working in general practice. Describing the consultation as a complex, adaptive system provides a coherent theoretical basis for understanding the consultation, which has so far been lacking. Understanding the consultation as a complex, adaptive system offers insights into the consultation of that may prove to be of practical use to clinicians.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
France 2 2%
Canada 2 2%
Brazil 1 <1%
Australia 1 <1%
Belgium 1 <1%
Spain 1 <1%
Unknown 96 92%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 18 17%
Student > Postgraduate 13 13%
Student > Ph. D. Student 12 12%
Researcher 11 11%
Other 8 8%
Other 35 34%
Unknown 7 7%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 49 47%
Social Sciences 16 15%
Business, Management and Accounting 6 6%
Engineering 5 5%
Psychology 4 4%
Other 14 13%
Unknown 10 10%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 24. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 February 2022.
All research outputs
#1,567,665
of 25,377,790 outputs
Outputs from British Journal of General Practice
#762
of 4,877 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#3,357
of 151,235 outputs
Outputs of similar age from British Journal of General Practice
#4
of 18 outputs
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