What factors influence primary care physicians' charges for their services?

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 197-202

  Woodward, Christel A ^a   Hutchison, Brian ^a   Norman, Geoffrey R ^a   Brown, Judy A ^a   Abelson, Julia ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; MEDICAL FEE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN INCOME; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; TIME;

EID: 0032570271     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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