Patient and physician perceptions of the physician's explanation and patient responses to physicians

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 414-424

  Hagihara, Akihito ^a   Tarumi, Kimio ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUKUI PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Explanation; Meta cognition; Patient physician interaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 62749142608     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105309102194     Document Type: Article

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