Development of a Children's Trust in General Physicians Scale

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 748-756

  Rotenberg, Ken J ^a   Cunningham, J ^a   Hayton, N ^a   Hutson, L ^a   Jones, L ^a   Marks, C ^a   Woods, E ^a   Betts, L R ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children's views; Health belief; Measurement; Social paediatrics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDREN TRUST IN GENERAL PHYSICIANS SCALE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONALITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HONESTY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERNAL VALIDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; TRUST; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOMETRICS; TRUST;

EID: 54949153030     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2008.00872.x     Document Type: Article

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