The effect of first-contact care with primary care clinicians on ambulatory health care expenditures

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 40-48

  Forrest, Christopher B ^a   Starfield, Barbara ^a  

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

Author keywords

delivery of health care; episode of care; Health care costs; health personnel; primary health care

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029954848     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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