Price and consumer cost responsibility effects on quality perceptions and price negotiation likelihood for healthcare services

Health Marketing Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 303-328

  Carlson, Jay P ^a   Huppertz, John W ^a   Neidermeyer, Presha E ^b  

^a CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer cost responsibility; Price and perceived quality; Price negotiation likelihood

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER; COST; ECONOMICS; ENDODONTICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL FEE; NOSE RECONSTRUCTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CONSUMER SATISFACTION; COST SHARING; FEES, MEDICAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NEGOTIATING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RHINOPLASTY; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650077094     PISSN: 07359683     EISSN: 15450864     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07359680802135435     Document Type: Article

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