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The difficult doctor? Characteristics of physicians who report frustration with patients: an analysis of survey data

Erin E Krebs1,2*, Joanne M Garrett3 and Thomas R Konrad4

Author Affiliations

1 Center for Implementing Evidence-Based Practice, Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA

2 Department of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA

3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

4 Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

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BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:128 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-6-128

Published: 6 October 2006

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Factor analysis of control measures. The table shows factor analysis results for survey items measuring physicians' perceived control over aspects of practice.

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