Shopping around? Consumerism and the use of private accident and medical clinics in Auckland, New Zealand

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1053-1075

  Barnett, J R ^a   Kearns, R A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMERISM; HEALTH CARE REFORM; PATIENTS' BEHAVIOUR; SERVICE USE; SHOPPING BEHAVIOUR; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

NEW ZEALAND, NORTH ISLAND, AUCKLAND;

EID: 0030460547     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a281053     Document Type: Article

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