Gender differences in practice style: A dutch study of general practitioners

Medical Care

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 219-229

  Bensing, Jozien M ^a   Van Den Brink Muinen, Atie ^a   De Bakker, Dinny H ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gender; General practice; Interventions; Morbidity; Part time working; Patients preference

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MORBIDITY; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; SEX FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0027570301     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199303000-00004     Document Type: Article

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