The influence of gender on physician practice style

Medical Care

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 407-416

  Bertakis, Klea D ^a   Jay Helms, L ^a   Callahan, Edward J ^a   Azari, Rahman ^a   Robbins, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Interactional analysis of direct observation; Patient satisfaction; Physician gender; Physician patient relationship; Practice style

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0029284576     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199504000-00007     Document Type: Article

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