Preference for a general practitioner and patients' evaluations of care: A cross-sectional study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 54, Issue 506, 2004, Pages 693-694

  Schers, Henk ^a   van den Hoogen, Henk ^a   Bor, Hans ^a   Grol, Richard ^a,b   van den Bosch, Wil ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Continuity of patient care; Cross sectional studies; Family practice; Patient satisfaction; Physician patient relations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVALUATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 4544244019     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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