Information vs advertising in the market for hospital care

International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 145-162

  Montefiori, Marcello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Advertising; Asymmetric information; Reputation

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LAW; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; MODELS, ECONOMIC; PATIENT FREEDOM OF CHOICE LAWS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48449087663     PISSN: 13896563     EISSN: 15736962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10754-007-9027-6     Document Type: Article

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