The role of the physician in the emerging health care environment

Western Journal of Medicine

Volumn 168, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 328-333

  Robin DiMatteo, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PUBLIC OPINION;

CALIFORNIA; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 0031748573     PISSN: 00930415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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