What to wear when practicing oriental medicine: Patients' preferences for doctors' attire

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 763-767

  Chang, Dong Seon ^a   Lee, Hyeyeon ^a   Lee, Hyejung ^a   Park, Hi Joon ^a   Chae, Younbyoung ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOTHING; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOCTOR ATTIRE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

ADULT; CLOTHING; COLOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, EAST ASIAN TRADITIONAL; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRUST;

EID: 79960808431     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2010.0612     Document Type: Review

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