New Evidence of the Prevalence and Scope of Physician Joint Ventures

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 268, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 80-84

  Mitchell, Jean M ^a   Scott, Elton ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FINANCE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION; CLINICAL APPROACH/SOURCE; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; FLORIDA; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HOME CARE; MISCONDUCT; PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; SURVEY;

DATA COLLECTION; FLORIDA; HEALTH SERVICES; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITAL-PHYSICIAN JOINT VENTURES; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 0026711065     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1992.03490010082034     Document Type: Article

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