Patients' trust in physicians: Many theories, few measures, and little data

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 509-513

  Pearson, Steven D ^a,b   Raeke, Lisa H ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ATTITUDE; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033889672     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2000.11002.x     Document Type: Review

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