Can health care organizations better contribute to quality of life by focusing on preventive health knowledge?

Journal of Macromarketing

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 122-129

  Rahtz, Don R ^a   Szykman, Lisa R ^a  

^a Raymond A Mason School of Business   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care; Preventive health knowledge; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 43149091920     PISSN: 02761467     EISSN: 15526534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0276146708314583     Document Type: Article

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