Are Patients' Ratings of Their Physicians Related to Health Outcomes?
Open Access
- 1 May 2005
- journal article
- Published by Annals of Family Medicine in The Annals of Family Medicine
- Vol. 3 (3) , 229-234
Abstract
PURPOSE Observational studies using patient reports suggest associations between physician interpersonal styles and patient outcomes. Possible confounding of these associations has not been carefully examined.Keywords
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