Perceived gender differences in physician consulting behaviour during internal examination

Family Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 147-152

  Van Elderen, Thérèse ^a   Maes, Stan ^a   Rouneau, Christine ^b   Seegers, Gerard ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Consulting behaviour; Family physician; Gender related differences; Patient ratings

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANUS; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CONSULTATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; VAGINA;

ANAL CANAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; SEX FACTORS; VAGINA;

EID: 0031896378     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/15.2.147     Document Type: Article

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