To Help or Hinder: Which Is More Important in Explaining a Physician's Willingness to Recommend a Health Plan?

Medical Care

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 469-477

  Smith, Maureen A ^a   Bindman, Andrew B ^b   Davis, Margaret K ^c   Finch, Michael D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d UNITEDHEALTH GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

Managed care; Physician ratings; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COUNSELING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035350806     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200105000-00007     Document Type: Article

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