Vulnerability and the patient-practitioner relationship: The roles of gatekeeping and primary care performance

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 138-144

  Shi, Leiyu ^a,b   Forrest, Christopher B ^a   Von Schrader, Sarah ^a   Ng, Judy ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Department of Health Policy ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTHORITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RACE;

EID: 0037221637     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.93.1.138     Document Type: Article

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