Do consumers' attitudes predict prescription purchasing behavior?

Managed Care Interface

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 22-27+55

  Nair, Kavita V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENERIC DRUG;

ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSUMER; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG COST; DYSLIPIDEMIA; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCRIPTION; PURCHASING; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST SHARING; DRUGS, GENERIC; FEMALE; FORMULARIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038237109     PISSN: 10965645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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