Patient-Physician Relationship and Service Utilization: Preliminary Findings

AUTOR(ES)

Nagel, Rollin W.

FONTE

Physicians Postgraduate Press

RESUMO

Background: Difficult physician-patient encounters pose a challenge in all aspects of health care. Characteristics of both physicians and patients affect the office encounter and utilization of services. The objectives of this study were to explore the impact of patients' characteristics and the patient-physician relationship on service utilization.

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