Consumer trust in sources of physician quality information

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 421-440

  Alexander, Jeffrey A ^a   Hearld, Larry R ^b   Hasnain Wynia, Romana ^c   Christianson, Jon B ^d   Martsolf, Grant R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

consumer behavior; physician quality; public reporting; trust

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KNOWLEDGE; LIFESTYLE; PHYSICIAN; QUALITY CONTROL; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRUST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; HUMANS; PATIENTS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRUST; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051481730     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: 15526801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558710394199     Document Type: Article

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