Why do patients seek care at retail clinics, and what alternatives did they consider?

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 128-134

  Wang, Margaret C ^a   Ryan, Gery ^a   McGlynn, Elizabeth A ^a   Mehrotra, Ateev ^a,b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care facilities; Emergency departments; Patient interviews; Retail clinics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CALIFORNIA; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMERCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949324545     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860609353201     Document Type: Article

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