Patient-physician fit: An idea whose time has come

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 110-111

  Krupat, Edward ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; FITNESS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SELF COMPATIBILITY;

HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646740561     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: 1552681X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X06287899     Document Type: Editorial

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