Older Persons' Evaluations of Health Care: The Effects of Medical Skepticism and Worry about Health

Health Services Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-52

  Borders, Tyrone F ^a,b,c   Rohrer, James E ^c   Xu, K Tom ^c   Smith, David R ^c  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Texas Tech University System   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer evaluations; Elderly; Medical skepticism; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONSUMER; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCRIPTION; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; TIME FACTORS; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1642453594     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2004.00214.x     Document Type: Article

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