Is family care associated with reduced health care expenditures?

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 608-614

  Doescher, Mark P ^a   Franks, Peter ^b   Saver, Barry G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care costs; Physician's practice patterns; Physicians, family

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033173513     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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