Patients' expectations for medical care: An expanded formulation based on review of the literature

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 3-27

  Kravitz, Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030098012     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107755879605300101     Document Type: Review

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