Patient sources of information and decision factors in selecting cosmetic surgeons

Health Marketing Quarterly

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 45-54

  Nowak, Linda I ^a   Washburn, Judith H ^b  

^a SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DECISION MAKING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PLASTIC SURGERY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SURGERY, PLASTIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031614780     PISSN: 07359683     EISSN: 15450864     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J026v15n04_03     Document Type: Article

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