Is fast access to general practice all that should matter? A discrete choice experiment of patients' preferences

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2008, Pages 3-10

  Gerard, Karen ^a   Salisbury, Chris ^b   Street, Deborah ^c   Pope, Catherine ^a   Baxter, Helen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENDER; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 43949085397     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jhsrp.2007.007087     Document Type: Conference Paper

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