What moves public opinion on health care? Individual experiences, system performance, and media framing

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 893-920

  Soroka, Stuart ^a   Maioni, Antonia ^a   Martin, Pierre ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC OPINION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CANADA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUBLIC OPINION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84878405730     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: 15271927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-2334656     Document Type: Article

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