Perspectives and Preferences among the General Public Regarding Physician Selection and Board Certification

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 156, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Freed, Gary L ^a,b,c,d   Dunham, Kelly M ^a,b,d   Clark, Sarah J ^a,b,d   Davis, Matthew M ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d AMERICAN BOARD OF PEDIATRICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; LICENCE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE;

EID: 77950518329     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.11.055     Document Type: Article

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