A trial of disclosing physicians' financial incentives to patients

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 166, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 623-628

  Pearson, Steven D ^a   Kleinman, Ken ^a   Rusinak, Donna ^a   Levinson, Wendy ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPENSATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN INCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

BOSTON; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRUST;

EID: 33645470979     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.166.6.623     Document Type: Article

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