Consumer reports and health care information: A call for research

Journal of Health Care Finance

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 92-96

  Longo, D R ^a   Patrick, T B ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cancer; Consumer health; Health care information

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CONSUMER; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RESEARCH;

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034797406     PISSN: 10786767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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