Why do patients select a hospital? A conjoint analysis in two German hospitals

Journal of Hospital Marketing and Public Relations

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 13-31

  Leister, Jens ^a   Stausberg, Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hospitalization; Inpatients; Interviews; Patient admission; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE;

DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 35448939169     PISSN: 15390942     EISSN: 15390934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J375v17n02_03     Document Type: Article

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