What Influences Physician Practice Behavior? An Interview Study of Physicians Who Received Consultative Geriatric Assessment Recommendations

Archives of Family Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 448-454

  Maly, Rose C ^a   Abrahamse, Allan F ^c   Hirsch, Susan H ^b   Frank, Janet C ^b   Reuben, David B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

AMBULATORY CARE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; JURISPRUDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030240526     PISSN: 10633987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archfami.5.8.448     Document Type: Article

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