Perceptions of healthcare providers' communication skills: Do they differ between urban and non-urban residents?

Health and Place

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 653-660

  Wallace, Lorraine S ^a   DeVoe, Jennifer E ^b   Bennett, Ian M ^c   Roskos, Steven E ^d   Fryer Jr , George E ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Logistic models; Non urban health; Physician patient relations; Urban health

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEY; PERCEPTION; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; URBAN POPULATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 45449096499     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2007.10.010     Document Type: Article

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