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When Physicians Say No: Predictors of Request Denial and Subsequent Patient Satisfaction

Elizabeth M. Magnan, Peter Franks, Anthony Jerant, Richard L. Kravitz and Joshua J. Fenton
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2020, 33 (1) 51-58; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2020.01.190202
Elizabeth M. Magnan
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine (EMM, PF, AJ, JJF), the Center for Healthcare Policy and Research (EMM, PF, AJ, RLK, JJF), and the Division of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine (RLK), University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA.
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Peter Franks
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine (EMM, PF, AJ, JJF), the Center for Healthcare Policy and Research (EMM, PF, AJ, RLK, JJF), and the Division of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine (RLK), University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA.
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Anthony Jerant
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine (EMM, PF, AJ, JJF), the Center for Healthcare Policy and Research (EMM, PF, AJ, RLK, JJF), and the Division of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine (RLK), University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA.
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Richard L. Kravitz
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine (EMM, PF, AJ, JJF), the Center for Healthcare Policy and Research (EMM, PF, AJ, RLK, JJF), and the Division of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine (RLK), University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA.
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Joshua J. Fenton
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine (EMM, PF, AJ, JJF), the Center for Healthcare Policy and Research (EMM, PF, AJ, RLK, JJF), and the Division of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine (RLK), University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA.
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jan 2020, 33 (1) 51-58; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2020.01.190202
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