Environmental factors associated with physicians engagement in communication activities

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 79-89

  Mazurenko, Olena ^a   Hearld, Larry R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

communication; market environment; physician

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84918771626     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: 15505030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HMR.0000000000000003     Document Type: Article

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