Managed care, primary care, and quality for children

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 164-170

  Reid, Robert J ^a   Hurtado, Margarita P ^a   Starfield, Barbara ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0029924290     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008480-199604000-00015     Document Type: Review

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