Patient education and the impact of new medical research

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1166-1174

  Price, Joseph ^a   Simon, Kosali ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Medical research

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; HEALTH EDUCATION; MOTHERS EDUCATION;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CESAREAN SECTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH BELIEF; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PEER REVIEW; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN;

EID: 70749133634     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2009.08.005     Document Type: Article

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