The Sex of the General Practitioner: A Comparison of Characteristics, Patients, and Medical Conditions Managed

Medical Care

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 403-415

  Britt, Helena ^a   Bhasale, Alice ^a   Miles, David A ^a   Meza, Angelli ^a   Sayer, Geoffrey P ^a   Angelis, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Family physician; Family practice; Sex factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENTS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0030138272     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199605000-00003     Document Type: Review

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