Utilization of rheumatology physician services by the elderly

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 312-318

  Katz, Jeffrey N ^a,d   Barrett, Jane ^b   Liang, Matthew H ^a,d   Kaplan, Herbert ^d   Roberts, W Neal ^c,d   Baron, John A ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d American College of Rheumatology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANPOWER; MEDICARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032192522     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(98)00273-3     Document Type: Article

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