Behind closed doors: Management of patient expectations in primary care practices

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 167, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 445-452

  Keitz, Sheri A ^a,b   Stechuchak, Karen M ^a   Grambow, Steven C ^a   Koropchak, Celine M ^a   Tulsky, James A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MANAGED CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH DAKOTA; TAPE RECORDING; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 33947288918     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.167.5.445     Document Type: Article

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