Gender Differences in patient-provider symptom agreement in reporting respiratory complaints on a questionnaire

Gender Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 186-193

  Canaris, Gay J ^a   Tape, Thomas G ^a   Smith, Lynette M ^a   Nickol, Devin R ^a   Wigton, Robert S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

doctor patient communication; gender differences; symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYALGIA; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RHINORRHEA; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SORE THROAT; SYMPTOM; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 45249111155     PISSN: 15508579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genm.2008.05.004     Document Type: Article

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