Effect of physician profiling on utilization: Meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 584-590

  Balas, E Andrew ^a   Boren, Suzanne Austin ^a   Brown, Gordon D ^a   Ewigman, Bernard G ^b   Mitchell, Joyce A ^a   Perkoff, Gerald T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

clinical trials; health services research; meta analysis; physician's practice patterns; randomized controlled trials

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PEER REVIEW;

EID: 0029833149     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02599025     Document Type: Article

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