Further Validation and Reliability Testing of the Trust in Physician Scale

Medical Care

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 510-517

  Thom, David H ^a,d   Ribisl, Kurt M ^a   Stewart, Anita L ^b   Luke, Douglas A ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuity; Doctor patient relationship; Measurement; Patient satisfaction; Scale development

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENTS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0033127721     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199905000-00010     Document Type: Article

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