Patients as healthcare consumers in the public and private sectors: A qualitative study of acupuncture in the UK

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Bishop, Felicity L ^a   Barlow, Fiona ^a,b   Coghlan, Beverly ^a,c   Lee, Philippa ^a   Lewith, George T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATE MEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957519879     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-11-129     Document Type: Article

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