Doctor-patient communication and patient satisfaction: A review

Family Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 480-492

  Williams, Susan ^a   Weinman, John ^a   Dale, Jeremy ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 0031743233     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/15.5.480     Document Type: Article

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