Consumerism and health care: The example of fertility treatment

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 721-729

  Meerabeau, Liz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer; Consumerism; Fertility treatment

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER ADVOCACY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

CONSUMER ADVOCACY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 0032044387     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1998.00613.x     Document Type: Article

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