Modeling and Evaluation of Continuity of Care in a Staff Model HMO

M.D. Computing

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 298-306

  Citro, Ricardo ^b   Ghosh, Sumit ^a   Churgin, Peter G ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARIZONA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0032160132     PISSN: 07246811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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