Entry into primary care and continuity: The effects of access

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1330-1336

  Forrest, Christopher B ^a   Starfield, Barbara ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

EID: 0031683488     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.88.9.1330     Document Type: Article

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