How Applicable are Western Models of Patient-Physician Relationship in Asia?: Changing Patient-Physician Relationship in Contemporary Japan

International Journal of Japanese Sociology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 84-93

  Ishikawa, Hirono ^a   Yamazaki, Yoshihiko ^b  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Culture; Mutual participation; Patient physician relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247664069     PISSN: 09187545     EISSN: 14756781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6781.2005.00070.x     Document Type: Article

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