An improved scale for assessing patients’ trust in their physician

Health Marketing Quarterly

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 23-42

  Leisen, Birgit ^a   Hyman, Michael R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthcare; Measurement; Patient physician relationships; Trust

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; STANDARD; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; STUDENTS;

EID: 0035226174     PISSN: 07359683     EISSN: 15450864     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J026v19n01_03     Document Type: Article

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