Primary care and specialty care: A role reversal?

Medical Education

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 756-757

  Starfield, Barbara ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NOTE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0041832144     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2923.2003.01601.x     Document Type: Note

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