Trials of providing costing information to general practitioners: A systematic review

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 89-92

  Beilby, Justin J ^a,c   Silagy, Chris A ^b  

^a ROYAL AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; INFORMATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERFORMANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

EID: 0030804936     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1997.tb138787.x     Document Type: Article

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