Characteristics of practices, general practitioners and patients related to levels of patients' satisfaction with consultations

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 46, Issue 411, 1996, Pages 601-605

  Baker, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consultation process; Doctor patient relationship; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0029958039     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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