How does service price influence patients’ decisions? An examination of the free-market pricing mechanism in online health communities
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Online health communities; Pricing; Search; purchase and review decision; Disease risk; Social exchange;All these keywords.
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- D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
- L84 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Personal, Professional, and Business Services
- I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
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