Emotions in physician agency

Health Policy

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-14

  Barigozzi, Francesca ^a   Levaggi, Rosella ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Health information; Physician agency; Psychological expected utility

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ANTICIPATORY ANXIETY; ANXIETY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FEAR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOPE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATERNALISM; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; REVIEW;

ATTITUDE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; PATIENTS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 50249138198     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2008.03.005     Document Type: Review

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