Are continuity clinic patients less satisfied when the resident is postcall?

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 5 PART 2, 2004, Pages 562-565

  Hoellein, Andrew R ^a,d   Feddock, Christopher A ^a   Griffith III, Charles H ^a   Wilson, John F ^a   Barnett, Donald R ^b   Bass III, Pat F ^c   Caudill, T Shawn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Internship and residency; Outpatient clinic; Patient satisfaction; Work

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RATING SCALE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 2442610877     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2004.30165.x     Document Type: Article

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