General practice research: Does gender affect the decision to participate?

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 419-422

  Jones, Kay M ^a   Dixon, Maureen E ^a   Dixon, John B ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitude of health personnel; General practice; Questionnaires; Research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84865105740     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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