How should psychiatrists dress? - A survey

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 291-302

  Nihalani, Nikhil D ^a   Kunwar, Arun ^b   Staller, Jud ^b   Lamberti, J Steve ^c  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^b SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STRONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dress; Patient; Psychiatrist; Relationship; White coat

Indexed keywords

CLOTHING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; PERSONAL APPEARANCE; PROFESSIONAL IMAGE; PSYCHIATRIST; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLOTHING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRY;

EID: 33748314677     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-006-9036-9     Document Type: Review

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