Factors influencing willingness to use convenient care clinics among baby boomers and older persons

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-22

  Leppel, Karen ^a  

^a WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care access; Retail clinics

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENNSYLVANIA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 74249097296     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HMR.0b013e3181be80a1     Document Type: Article

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