Consumerism in health care: Prevalence and predictors

Medical Care

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 1987, Pages 1019-1032

  Hibbard, Judith H ^a   Weeks, Edward C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer approach to health care; Cost sensitivity of health care users; Health care behavior

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER; COST CONTROL; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; COST CONTROL; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGE; OREGON; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0023640979     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-198711000-00001     Document Type: Article

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