Patients' preference for gender of urologist

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 526-528

  Tempest, H V ^a   Vowler, S ^b   Simpson, A ^c  

^a LUTON AND DUNSTABLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c JAMES PAGET UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Preference; Urologist

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; ADOLESCENT; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; MICTURITION DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; UNITED KINGDOM; UROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; STATE MEDICINE; URINATION DISORDERS; UROLOGY;

EID: 27144499000     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1368-5031.2005.00465.x     Document Type: Article

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