Physician cognitive processing as a source of diagnostic and treatment disparities in coronary heart disease: Results of a factorial priming experiment

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 16-29

  Lutfey, Karen E ^a   Eva, Kevin W ^b   Gerstenberger, Eric ^a   Link, Carol L ^a   McKinlay, John B ^a  

^a NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive processing; Coronary heart disease; Health disparities; Medical decision making; Vignettes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VIDEORECORDING;

COGNITION; CORONARY DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PHYSICIANS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 77952776219     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: 21506000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022146509361193     Document Type: Article

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