Skepticism Toward Medical Care and Health Care Utilization

Medical Care

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 180-189

  Fiscella, Kevin ^a,c   Franks, Peter ^a   Clancy, Carolyn M ^b  

^a Highland Hospital Rochester   (United States)

^b Agy for Hlth Care Plcy and R   (United States)

^c Highland Family Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude to health; Health behavior; Health services

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031992358     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199802000-00007     Document Type: Article

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