What to wear today? Effect of doctor’s attire on the trust and confidence of patients

2005/11/01 by Shakaib U. Rehman, Paul J. Nietert, Dennis W. Cope +2 · 28 citations
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paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.04.026

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