Which family physician should I choose? The analytic hierarchy process approach for ranking of criteria in the selection of a family physician

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Kuruoglu, Emel ^a   Guldal, Dilek ^a   Mevsim, Vildan ^a   Gunvar, Tolga ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Analytic hierarchy process; Criteria for the choosing family physician; Patient

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938778372     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12911-015-0183-1     Document Type: Article

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