The Psychology of Health and Health Care: A Canadian Perspective

The Psychology of Health and Health Care: A Canadian Perspective
ISBN-10
0130225290
ISBN-13
9780130225290
Category
Medicine and psychology
Pages
532
Language
English
Published
2001
Publisher
Prentice Hall
Authors
Gary Poole, David Neil Cox, Deborah Hunt Matheson

Description

Patient Satisfaction , Communication , and Malpractice Claims Patient dissatisfaction and poor communication between patients and physicians may lead patients to file malpractice suits against their physicians ( Levinson , 1994 ) .

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