Factors associated with variability in the assessment of UK doctors' professionalism: Analysis of survey results

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 343, Issue 7830, 2011, Pages

  Campbell, John L ^a   Roberts, Martin ^a   Wright, Christine ^a   Hill, Jacqueline ^a   Greco, Michael ^b   Taylor, Matthew ^b   Richards, Suzanne ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

^b Client Focused Evaluation Programme (CFEP) UK Surveys   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; FOREIGN WORKER; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONALISM; PSYCHIATRIST; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; UNITED KINGDOM; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEER GROUP; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858997950     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d6212     Document Type: Article

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