Motivating physician behaviour change: Social influence versus financial contingencies

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 4-9

  Goodpastor, Walter A ^a   Montoya, Isaac D ^a  

^a OUR LADY OF THE LAKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INCOME; MOTIVATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; HUMANS; INCOME; MOTIVATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029684056     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526869610128214     Document Type: Article

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