Physicians' attitudes toward managed care: Assessment and potential effects on practice behaviors

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1297-1304

  Bell, Robert A ^a   Kravitz, Richard L ^a   Siefkin, Allan D ^b   Foulke, Garrett E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MANPOWER; MEDICINE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CALIFORNIA; DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 0031219404     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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