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Arch Dermatol. 2002;138:518.

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AS WE ENTER the "age of casualness" the article by Kanzler and Gorsulowsky¹ in this issue of the ARCHIVES is particularly timely. They conducted a survey of 84 patients from a private practice setting and 191 from a county hospital clinic asking specific questions regarding physician appearance. The results clearly demonstrate a patient preference for physicians and their staff to dress in what some would call a "professional manner." This study thus confirms others of a similar nature conducted 2 decades ago.

Why do patients have this attitude, and what generates this response? This is not easy to answer, but my suspicion is that it involves the trust that physicians and their staff should and must inspire in their patients to solidify the physician-patient relationship. Patients trust our competence and our judgment. They trust that we will assume responsibility for their care and will make their welfare a priority above . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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