Why primary care physicians join HMOs

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 429-434

  Schur, Claudia L ^a   Mueller, Curt D ^a   Berk, Marc L ^a  

^a Proj HOPE Center for Health Affairs   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN INCOME; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INTERVIEWS; ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATION; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032959788     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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