Maximizing the benefits of "we" in race-discordant patient-physician relationships: Novel insights raise intriguing questions

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1119-1121

  Martin, Kimberly D ^a   Cooper, Lisa A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL COMPETENCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RACE DISCORDANT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 84883145002     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-013-2448-7     Document Type: Editorial

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