Professional commitment among US physician executives in managed care

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1433-1444

  Hoff, Timothy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Managed care; Physician executives; Professional commitment; Professional dominance; USA

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MODEL; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVES; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033976303     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00410-4     Document Type: Article

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