Video study of physician selection: Preferences in the face of diversity

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 552-559

  Gerbert, Barbara ^a   Berg Smith, Steven ^b   Mancuso, Michelle ^b   Caspers, Nona ^b   Danley, Dale ^b   Herzig, Karen ^b   Brand, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN; RACE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ASIAN AMERICANS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RESEARCH DESIGN; UNITED STATES; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 0038502081     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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