Selecting a provider: What factors influence patients' decision making?

Journal of Healthcare Management

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 99-115

  Abraham, Jean ^a   Sick, Brian ^a   Anderson, Joseph ^a   Berg, Andrea ^a   Dehmer, Chad ^a   Tufano, Amanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT DECISION MAKING;

EID: 79955891112     PISSN: 10969012     EISSN: 19447396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00115514-201103000-00005     Document Type: Article

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