Does physician attire influence patient satisfaction in an outpatient obstetrics and gynecology setting?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 196, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 186.e1-186.e5

  Fischer, Richard L ^a   Hansen, Clare E ^a   Hunter, Robert L ^a   Veloski, J Jon ^b  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

patient satisfaction; physician attire; physician patient relations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLOTHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONALISM;

EID: 33846910302     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.09.043     Document Type: Article

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