The rate of adoption of new procedures among physicians: The impact of specialty and practice characteristics

Medical Care

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 1985, Pages 939-945

  Freiman, Marc P ^a  

^a Health Economics Research Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Health care costs; Physician practice modes; Physician specialties; Practice characteristics; Procedures; Technology

Indexed keywords

AGE; DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; THERAPY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COMMUNICATION; DATA COLLECTION; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; TECHNOLOGY, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0021870098     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-198508000-00001     Document Type: Article

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