Consumer perceptions of health care quality and the utilization of non-conventional therapy

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 149-161

  Dunfield, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Multidimensional scaling (MDS); Non conventional therapy; Perception; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHILOSOPHY; RATING SCALE;

EID: 0030015963     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(95)00349-5     Document Type: Article

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