Risk aversion and costs: A comparison of family physicians and general internists

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 12-17+18

  Fiscella, Kevin ^a   Franks, Peter ^b   Zwanziger, Jack ^b   Mooney, Cathleen ^b   Sorbero, Melony ^b   Williams, Geoffrey C ^b  

^a Family Medicine Center Rochester   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Attitude; Physician's practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL FEE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 0342647495     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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