Innovations in Access to Care: A Patient-Centered Approach

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 139, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 568-574

  Berry, Leonard L ^a   Seiders, Kathleen ^b   Wilder, Susan S ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0142091886     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-139-7-200310070-00009     Document Type: Review

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