Request fulfillment in office practice: Antecedents and relationship to outcomes

Medical Care

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 38-51

  Kravitz, Richard L ^a   Bell, Robert A ^a   Azari, Rahman ^a   Krupat, Edward ^b   Kelly Reif, Steven ^c   Thom, David ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Patient satisfaction; Patient centered care; Physician patient communication

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PATIENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CALIFORNIA; CARDIOLOGY; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0036133991     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200201000-00006     Document Type: Article

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