The impact of managed care and practice size on primary care physicians' perceived ability to refer

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 143-150

  Xu, Tom ^a   Rohrer, James ^a   Borders, Tyrone ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; GROUP PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036309899     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/135581902760082445     Document Type: Article

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