Patient-physician agreement on reasons for ambulatory general medical examinations

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 109-117

  Boland, Benoit J ^a,b   Scheitel, Sidna M ^a   Wollan, Peter C ^a   Silverstein, Marc D ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031934517     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-6196(11)63641-0     Document Type: Article

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