Physicians’ adoption of information technology: A consumer behavior approach

Health Marketing Quarterly

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 3-21

  Eger, Mary S ^a   Godkin, R Lynn ^a   Valentine, Sean R ^b  

^a LAMAR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer behavior; Information; Physician; Technology

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CONSUMER; DECISION MAKING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MASS COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HUMANS; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PHYSICIANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035754971     PISSN: 07359683     EISSN: 15450864     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J026v19n02_02     Document Type: Article

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