Doctor and practice characteristics associated with differences in patient evaluations of general practice

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Heje, Hanne N ^a   Vedsted, Peter ^a   Sokolowski, Ineta ^a   Olesen, Frede ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKING TIME; ADOLESCENT; AGE; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; DENMARK; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIVATE PRACTICE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DENMARK; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIVATE PRACTICE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 34247534114     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-7-46     Document Type: Article

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