Patient preferences for dentists

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 143-149

  Furnham, Adrian ^a   Swami, Viren ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dental care; Patient choice; Patient preferences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DENTISTS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 61649088412     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500802282690     Document Type: Article

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