Preserving the patient referral process in the managed care environment

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 338-343

  Rosenthal, Thomas C ^a   Riemenschneider, Thomas A ^b   Feather, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030011970     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(97)89494-6     Document Type: Article

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