Informing Consumer Decisions in Health Care: Implications from Decision-Making Research

Milbank Quarterly

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 395-414

  Hibbard, Judith H ^a   Slovic, Paul ^a   Jewett, Jacquelyn J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; MASS COMMUNICATION; MENTAL FUNCTION; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DECISION MAKING; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MENTAL PROCESSES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030625058     PISSN: 0887378X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0009.00061     Document Type: Article

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