The relationship between physician cost and functional status in the elderly

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 425-431

  Pollicino, Christine A ^a   Saltman, Deborah C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cost; Elderly; Functional status; General practitioner; SF 36; Specialist

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AFTERCARE; AGED; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEES, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PHYSICIANS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 0033759989     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/12.5.425     Document Type: Article

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