The public's opinions of physicians: Do perceived choice and exercised choice matter?

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 631-638

  Tai Seale, Ming ^a   Pescosolido, Bernice ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC OPINION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WELFARE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PUBLIC OPINION; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141886370     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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