Gender differences in time spent during direct observation of doctor-patient encounters

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 341-349

  Tabenkin, Hava ^a,b   Goodwin, Meredith A ^c,d   Zyzanski, Stephen J ^c,d   Stange, Kurt C ^c,d   Medalie, Jack H ^c,d  

^a HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EATING HABIT; EMOTIONALITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; OBSERVATION; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCRIPTION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TIME MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; OHIO; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 2442708889     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/154099904323016509     Document Type: Review

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