Women's health in HMOs: What we know and what we need to find out

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 51-59

  Bernstein, Amy B ^a  

^a Group Health Association of America   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030038948     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1049-3867(95)00069-0     Document Type: Article

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