Referrals of adult patients from primary care: Demographic disparities and their relationship to HMO insurance

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 47-53

  Franks, Peter ^a,c   Clancy, Carolyn M ^b  

^a Highland Hospital Rochester   (United States)

^b AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^c Family Medicine Center Rochester   (United States)

Author keywords

Insurance, health; Managed care programs; Medicaid; Medicare; Primary health care; Referral and consultation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; GENDER; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; AMBULATORY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POLICY MAKING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030800278     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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