Drivers of expenditure growth in outpatient care services

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 9, Issue SPEC. ISS. 1, 2003, Pages

  Hearle, Keith ^a   Koenig, Lane ^a   Rudowitz, Robin ^a   Siegel, Jonathan M ^a   Dobson, Allen ^a   Ho, Silver ^a  

^a LEWIN GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AMBULATORY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038127271     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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