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Correlates of patient satisfaction with physician visit: Differences between elderly and non-elderly survey respondents Meg C Kong1, Fabian T Camacho2, Steven R Feldman2, Roger T Anderson2 and Rajesh Balkrishnan*1 Address: 1Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administration, Ohio State University College of Pharmacy, Columbus, Ohio, USA and 2Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA Email: Meg C Kong -
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Published: 24 November 2007 Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2007, 5:62
doi:10.1186/1477-7525-5-62
Received: 23 July 2007 Accepted: 24 November 2007
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Abstract Background: Few studies document differences in patient satisfaction with physicians in the elderly (≥ 65 years) and compare it to non-elderly (