The impact of insurance type and forced discontinuity on the delivery of primary care

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 129-135

  Flocke, Susan A ^a,b,c   Stange, Kurt C ^a,b,c   Zyzanski, Stephen J ^a,b,c  

^a Case Western Reserve University ^*

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuity of patient care; Managed care programs; Physician patient relations; Primary health care; Quality of health care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030827239     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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