Doctor Competence and the Demand for Healthcare: Evidence from Rural China

Health Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2017, Pages 1177-1190

  Fe, Eduardo ^a   Powell Jackson, Timothy ^b   Yip, Winnie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

doctor competence; item response theory; perceptions; quality of care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL HEALTH CARE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; CHINA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84994553290     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.3387     Document Type: Article

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