Do we understand the effects of 'managed care' in ophthalmology?: A review and analysis

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 531-536

  Asch, Steve ^a,c,d   Goldzweig, Caroline L ^a,c   Lee, Paul ^a,b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030903127     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.1997.01100150533016     Document Type: Article

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