Trust in the medical profession and patient attachment style

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 863-870

  Klest, Bridget ^a   Philippon, Olivia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attachment style; emergency department; patient trust

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT RELATION; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRUST;

ADULT; AGED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TRUST;

EID: 84949568153     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2015.1120328     Document Type: Article

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