Patient-provider discussions about conflicts of interest in managed care: Physicians' perceptions

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 564-571

  Gorawara Bhat, Rita ^a   Gallagher, Thomas H ^b   Levinson, Wendy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFLICT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; ETHICS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MARKET; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; OREGON; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 0041932502     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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