Patient-centered communication in primary care: Physician and patient gender and gender concordance

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 539-545

  Bertakis, Klea D ^a   Franks, Peter ^a   Epstein, Ronald M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; GENDER; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PATIENT CENTERED COMMUNICATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 64749095694     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2008.0969     Document Type: Article

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