The association between inquiry about emotional distress and women's satisfaction with their family Physician: Findings from a national survey

Women and Health

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-67

  Gross, Revital ^a,c   Tabenkin, Hava ^b   Brammli Greenberg, Shuli ^c   Benbassat, Jochanan ^c  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c MYERS JDC BROOKDALE INSTITUTE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Emotional distess; Primary care physician; Satisfaction with care; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RISK; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 34447259060     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v45n01_04     Document Type: Article

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