Primary care family physicians and 2 hospitalist models: Comparison of outcomes, processes, and costs

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1021-1027

  Smith, Peter C ^a,c   Westfall, John M ^a   Nicholas, Richard A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Rose Family Medicine Residency   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Family practice; Health services research; Hospitalists; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PNEUMONIA; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESIDENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; COLORADO; COUNSELING; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITALISTS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PULMONARY DISEASE (SPECIALTY); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036899888     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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