How gender and communication style of physicians affect patient satisfaction: The little difference;Wie sich das geschlecht und der kommunikationsstil von ärzten auf die patientenzufriedenheit auswirken: Vom kleinen, aber feinen unterschied

Praxis

Volumn 93, Issue 29-30, 2004, Pages 1183-1188

  Schmid Mast, Marianne ^a   Kindlimann, A ^a   Hornung, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Gender; Gender stereotype; Patient satisfaction; Physician patient communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 51149106817     PISSN: 16618157     EISSN: 16618165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0369-8394.93.29.1183     Document Type: Review

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