Physician communication and patient adherence to treatment: A meta-analysis

Medical Care

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 826-834

  Haskard Zolnierek, Kelly B ^a   Dimatteo, M Robin ^b  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication skills; Communication training; Meta analysis; Patient adherence; Physician patient communication

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EFFECT SIZE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAINING; AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICINE; TIME;

AGE FACTORS; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 68249138773     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e31819a5acc     Document Type: Article

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