Effect of physician and patient gender concordance on patient satisfaction and preventive care practices

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 761-769

  Schmittdiel, Julie ^a   Grumbach, Kevin ^b   Selby, Joe V ^a   Quesenberry, Charles P ^a  

^a DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Female physicians; Gender concordance; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0033713272     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2000.91156.x     Document Type: Article

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