The black box of out-of-pocket cost communication a path toward illumination

Annals of the American Thoracic Society

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1608-1609

  Hunter, Wynn G ^a   Ubel, Peter A ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN; RECALL BIAS; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ASTHMA; COST OF ILLNESS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ASTHMA; COMMUNICATION; COST OF ILLNESS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84920467979     PISSN: 23296933     EISSN: 23256621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201410-475ED     Document Type: Editorial

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