TITLE

Women's physician preferences

PUB. DATE

May 1996

SOURCE

American Family Physician;05/01/96, Vol. 53 Issue 6, p2194

SOURCE TYPE

Academic Journal

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Presents the results of a study that was taken from the `Canadian Family Physician', dated November 1995, to determine why women preferred to be chaperoned to the doctor, and their preference for male or female doctors. Number of participants in the study; Percentage of females who did not necessarily prefer a female physician over a male; Age group which preferred a female physician; Principal reason for the need of a female physician.

ACCESSION #

9606060094

Tags: PHYSICIAN & patient;  CANADIAN Family Physician (Periodical);  WOMEN -- Medical examinations

 

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