title: [Power in the consulting room].
abstract: Three physicians reflect on the theme 'power in the consulting room', but in fact they are mostly discussing disempowerment. In this article we discuss strategies involved in the physician's power over patients and factors that limit these powers.
authors.affiliation: VUmc, afd. Interne Geneeskunde, Amsterdam.
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Smulders
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: van Eijsden
authors.forename: J O M
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Zaat
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010819:Physician's Role; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012017:Referral and Consultation