Does physician gender affect satisfaction of men and women visiting the emergency department?

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 218-226

  Derose, K P ^a   Hays, R D ^a   McCaffrey, D F ^a   Baker, D W ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Delivery of care; Gender; Health quality; Patient satisfaction; Physician patient relations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

CLINICAL APPROACH/SOURCE; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; TRUST;

ADULT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; TRUST;

EID: 0035040286     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2001.016004218.x     Document Type: Article

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