Changing Medical Organization and the Erosion of Trust

Milbank Quarterly

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 171-189

  Mechanic, David ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL CHANGE; STANDARD; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DISCLOSURE; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; HOSPITAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY NURSING CARE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL CHANGE; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029690532     PISSN: 0887378X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3350245     Document Type: Article

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