Differences in physician communication when patients ask versus tell about religion/spirituality: A pilot study

Family Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 138-142

  Ledford, Christy J W ^a   Canzona, Mollie R ^b   Seehusen, Dean A ^c   Cafferty, Lauren A ^e   Schmidt, Monica E ^d   Huang, Joseph C ^d   Villagran, Melinda M ^e  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EISENHOWER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d FORT BELVOIR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; RELIGION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PILOT PROJECTS; RELIGION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 84922581942     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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