The impact of gender dyads on doctor-patient communication: A systematic review

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 348-355

  Sandhu, Harbinder ^a   Adams, Ann ^a   Singleton, Laura ^a   Clark Carter, David ^b   Kidd, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Consultation analysis; Doctor patient interaction; Gender dyads; Health consultations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENDER BIAS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68849099608     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2009.07.010     Document Type: Article

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