Association of treatment and outcomes of doctor-shopping behavior in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Patient Preference and Adherence

Volumn 7, Issue , 2013, Pages 693-701

  Hsieh, Cheng I ^a,b,c   Chung, Kuo Piao ^c   Yang, Ming Chin ^c   Li, Tsai Chung ^d,e  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Doctor shopping behavior; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Second opinion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DOCTOR SHOPPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALVAGE THERAPY; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIRUS CARRIER;

EID: 84880116661     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1177889X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/PPA.S43631     Document Type: Article

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