Physician Practice Management Companies

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 32-46

  Burns, Lawton R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Equity; Networks; Physicians; Practice management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FORECASTING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

CONTRACT SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; EVALUATION STUDIES; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031228116     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004010-199710000-00007     Document Type: Article

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