Pessimism and hostility scores as predictors of patient satisfaction ratings by medical out-patients

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-49

  Costello, Brian A ^a   McLeod, Thomas G ^a   Locke III, G Richard ^a   Dierkhising, Ross A ^a   Offord, Kenneth P ^a   Colligan, Robert C ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Health services; Patients; Personality; United States of America

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 38949209829     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526860810841147     Document Type: Article

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