Patient preferences for care by general internists and specialists in the ambulatory setting

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 75-83

  Lewis, Carmen L ^a,g   Wickstrom, Glenda C ^b   Kolar, Maria M ^c   Keyserling, Thomas C ^a   Bognar, Bryan A ^d   DuPre, Connie T ^e   Hayden, Juliana ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^e MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^f University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

And consultation; Decision making; Patient participation; Referral

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIALISM;

EID: 0033952996     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2000.05089.x     Document Type: Article

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