Patients' experiences and expectations of general practice: A questionnaire study of differences by ethnic group

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 55, Issue 514, 2005, Pages 351-356

  Ogden, Jane ^a   Jain, Asha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b Kingfisher   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consultation; Ethnic groups; Experiences; Patient preference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN CARIBBEAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; EXPECTATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEGRO; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM; VIET NAM;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 17844386594     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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