Concepts of trust among patients with serious illness

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 657-668

  Mechanic, David ^a   Meyer, Sharon ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency; Breast cancer; Interpersonal competence; Lyme disease; Mental illness; Trust

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; COMPETENCE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EXPECTATION; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LYME DISEASE; MANAGED CARE; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RELIABILITY; RESPONSIBILITY;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LYME DISEASE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 0034286968     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(00)00014-9     Document Type: Article

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