Health care changes from a public health perspective: Implications for optometry-ophthalmology relations

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1019-1024

  Shipp, Melvin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Eye and vision care; Health policy; Health reform; Managed care; Provider networks; Public health

Indexed keywords

OPHTHALMOLOGY; PUBLIC POLICY; VISION;

EYE CARE DELIVERY; OPTOMETRY;

HEALTH CARE;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031460122     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-199712000-00023     Document Type: Article

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