Determinants of hospital choice of rural hospital patients: The impact of networks, service scopes, and market competition

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 343-353

  Roh, Chul Young ^a   Lee, Keon Hyung ^b   Fottler, Myron D ^c  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conditional logistic regression; Hospital choice; Hospital competition; Rural hospitals

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MARKETING; MEDICAL SERVICE; OBSTETRIC CARE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COLORADO; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 49949152298     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-008-9139-7     Document Type: Article

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