Differences in resource use and costs of primary care in a large HMO according to physician specialty

Health Services Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 503-524

  Selby, Joe V ^a   Grumbach, Kevin ^a   Quesenberry Jr , Charles P ^a   Schmittdiel, Julie A ^a   Truman, Alison F ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Gynecology; Managed care organizations; Medical care costs; Primary care; Referral and consultation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; CALIFORNIA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 0033047812     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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