The Effects of Having a Regular Doctor on Access to Primary Care

Medical Care

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 138-151

  Lambrew, Jeanne M ^a   Defriese, Gordon H ^b   Carey, Timothy S ^c   Ricketts, Thomas C ^b   Biddle, Andrea K ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFANT; INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE (U.S.); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030076551     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199602000-00006     Document Type: Article

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