Changing pediatric practice in a changing medical environment: Factors that influence what physicians do

Pediatric Annals

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 241-250

  Rothenberg, Richard ^a   Koplan, Jeffrey P ^b   Cutler, Charles ^b   Hillman, Alan L ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Prudential Ctr for Hlth Care Res   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUING EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031970594     PISSN: 00904481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0090-4481-19980401-13     Document Type: Review

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