Effects of communication style on women's satisfaction with physicians

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 435-438

  Hailey, B J ^a   Willoughby, S G ^a   Butler, M N ^a   Miller, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MASTECTOMY; NORMAL HUMAN; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOTHERAPY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0031766738     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548509808400617     Document Type: Article

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