Socioeconomic status, statistical confidence, and patient-provider communication: An analysis of the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS 2007)

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2010, Pages 169-185

  Smith, Samuel G ^a   Wolf, Michael S ^b   Wagner, Christian Von ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650208155     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2010.522690     Document Type: Article

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