Provision of primary care by office-based rheumatologists: Results from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Surveys, 1991-1995

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 409-414

  Ward, Michael M ^a,b,c  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RHEUMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033017107     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(199904)42:3<409::AID-ANR3>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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