Visits to primary care physicians and to specialists under gatekeeper and point-of-service arrangements

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1189-1196

  Joyce, G F ^a   Kapur, K ^a   Van Vorst, K A ^a   Escarce, J J ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; GATEKEEPING; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0033724828     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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