Doctor shopping: A phenomenon of many themes

Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue 11-12, 2012, Pages 42-46

  Sansone, Randy A ^a,b   Sansone, Lori A ^c  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KETTERING MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE   (United States)

Author keywords

Doctor shopping; Drug abuse; Drug misuse; Healthcare utilization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DOCTOR SHOPPING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84874296554     PISSN: 21588333     EISSN: 21588341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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