GPs' satisfaction with the doctor-patient encounter: Findings from a community-based survey

Family Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 283-288

  Daghio, Maria Monica ^a   Ciardullo, A V ^a   Cadioli, T ^c   Delvecchio, C ^c   Menna, A ^a   Voci, C ^a   Guidetti, P ^b   Magrini, N ^a   Liberati, A ^a,b  

^a CeVEAS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c University of Modena/Reggio Emilia ^*

Author keywords

Cross sectional study; Family practice; Personal satisfaction; Physician patient relationship

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF ESTEEM; SKILL; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SICK ROLE;

EID: 0038347287     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmg309     Document Type: Article

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