The family physician and house calls: A survey of Colorado family physicians

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 62-65

  Ingram, Cory J ^b   O'Brien Gonzales, Ann ^a   Main, Deborah S ^a   Barley, Gwyn ^a   Westfall, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Geriatric assessment; Home health agencies; House calls; Reimbursement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CASE MIX; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MANAGED CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RURAL AREA;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COLORADO; DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 0032905829     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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