Patients' beliefs about racism, preferences for physician race, and satisfaction with care

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 138-143

  Chen, Frederick M ^a,e   Fryer Jr , George E ^b   Phillips Jr , Robert L ^b   Wilson, Elisabeth ^c   Pathman, Donald E ^d  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^b ROBERT GRAHAM CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Delivery of health care; Ethnic groups; Health services research; Minority groups; Patient satisfaction; Prejudice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; CAREGIVER; CAUCASIAN; COMPETENCE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TASTE PREFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; CULTURE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIANS; PREJUDICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 16444375864     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.282     Document Type: Review

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