Factors influencing patient choice of hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Journal of The Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 105-109

  Al Doghaither, Abdullah H ^a   Abdelrhman, Badreldin M ^a   Wahid Saeed, Abdallah A ^a   Magzoub, Mohi Eldin M A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Hospital choice; Private hospitals; Public hospitals; Riyadh

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MARKETING; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SERVICE; OCCUPATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RANDOMIZATION; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037828937     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146642400312300215     Document Type: Article

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