Sex differences in patients’ and physicians’ communication during primary care medical visits

Medical Care

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 1991, Pages 1083-1093

  Roter, Debra ^a   Lipkin, Hmack ^b   Korsgaard, Audrey ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Doctor patient communication; Doctor patient relationship; Sex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; OFFICE VISITS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0026262104     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199111000-00002     Document Type: Article

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