Physician gender and patient-centered communication: A critical review of empirical research

Annual Review of Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue , 2004, Pages 497-519

  Roter, Debra L ^a   Hall, Judith A ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Literature review; Medical dialogue; Meta analysis; Physician patient communication; Physician patient relationship

Indexed keywords

AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; DATA BASE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; GENDER; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; ONLINE ANALYSIS; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 2142661565     PISSN: 01637525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.25.101802.123134     Document Type: Review

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