Physician utilization: The state of research about physicians' practice patterns

Medical Care

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1016-1035

  Eisenberg, John M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; REVIEW; STANDARD;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 0036833390     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200211000-00004     Document Type: Article

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