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. 2012 Dec 15;20(e1):e67–e75. doi: 10.1136/amiajnl-2012-001081

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Components of the consultation. The whole period is termed greater consultation; the periods before and after the patient is in the room are the initial and final marginal consultation, respectively. The central period is the core consultation and is largely uninterrupted three actor time; the marginal consultation is generally bilateral (two) actor time.