Gender differences in physician-patient communication: Evidence from pediatric visits

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 586-591

  Bernzweig, Jane ^a   Takayama, John I ^a   Phibbs, Ciaran ^b   Lewis, Catherine ^c   Pantell, Robert H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Developmental Studies Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0030910772     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1997.02170430052011     Document Type: Article

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