Tackling no-show behavior: A market-driven approach

Health Marketing Quarterly

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 25-44

  Garuda, Sanjay R ^a   Javalgi, Rajshekhar G ^b   Talluri, Vijay S ^b  

^a Northeast Ohio Medical University   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; REMINDER SYSTEM; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PATIENT EDUCATION; REMINDER SYSTEMS; RESEARCH DESIGN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031604883     PISSN: 07359683     EISSN: 15450864     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J026v15n04_02     Document Type: Article

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