Informed choice? Health service quality and outcome information for patients

Health Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 75-90

  Øvretveit, John ^a  

^a NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Health service information; Outcome; Patient choice; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITY CONTROL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030013746     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-8510(96)00819-6     Document Type: Article

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