The effect of medical authoritarianism on physicians' treatment decisions and attitudes regarding chronic pain

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1399-1420

  Burgess, Diana J ^a   Dovidio, John ^b   Phelan, Sean ^a   Van Ryn, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79959344490     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2011.00759.x     Document Type: Article

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