Are we dressed to impress? A descriptive survey assessing patients’ preference of doctors’ attire in the hospital setting
Guy Gherardi, James Cameron, Andrew West and Meg Crossley
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.9-6-519
Clin Med December 2009 Guy Gherardi
University of Leeds
Roles: Medical student
James Cameron
University of Leeds
Roles: Medical student
Andrew West
University of Leeds
Roles: Medical student
Meg Crossley
Airedale General Hospital, Keighley
Roles: Consultant in emergency medicine
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vol. 9 no. 6 519-524
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- Published online December 1, 2009.
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© 2009 Royal College of Physicians
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- Guy Gherardi, Medical student⇓,
- James Cameron, Medical student,
- Andrew West, Medical student and
- Meg Crossley, Consultant in emergency medicine
- Address for correspondence: G Gherardi, School of Medicine, Worsley Building, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT. Email: ugm5ggg{at}leeds.ac.uk
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A descriptive survey assessing patients' preference of doctors' attire in the hospital setting
Guy Gherardi, James Cameron, Andrew West, Meg Crossley
Clinical Medicine Dec 2009, 9 (6) 519-524; DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.9-6-519
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