Illuminating the 'Black Box': A description of 4454 patient visits to 138 family physicians

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 377-389

  Stange, Kurt C ^a,b,c   Zyzanski, Stephen J ^a,b,c   Jaén, Carlos R ^d   Callahan, Edward J ^e   Kelly, Robert B ^a,c,f   Gillanders, William R ^g   Shank, J Christopher ^h   Chao, Jason ^a,c,i   Medalie, Jack H ^a,c   Miller, William L ^j   Crabtree, Benjamin F ^k   Flocke, Susan A ^a,c   Gilchrist, Valerie J ^l   Langa, Doreen M ^a   Goodwin, Meredith A ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g SUTTER HEALTH   (United States)

^h INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ Cleveland Hlth Qual Choice Coal   (United States)

^j LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^l NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Family practice; Physician's practice patterns; Physicians' offices; Physicians, family; Preventive health services

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY MEDICINE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; OFFICE VISITS; OHIO; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIANS' OFFICES;

EID: 0031950114     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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