Variables that Influence Consumers' Inferences about Physician Ability and Accountability

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 7-20

  Pontes, Manuel C ^a   Pontes, Nancy M H ^b  

^a FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Malpractice litigation; Physician accountability; Physician incentives; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MASS COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031088950     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004010-199721000-00002     Document Type: Article

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