Beneath the calm surface: The changing face of physician-service use in British Columbia, 1985/86 versus 1996/97

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 170, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 803-807

  Barer, Morris L ^a,b   Evans, Robert G ^a   McGrail, Kimberlyn M ^a,b   Green, Bo ^a   Hertzman, Clyde ^a,b   Sheps, Samuel B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT; POPULATION GROWTH; STANDARDIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME;

EID: 1542343823     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.1020460     Document Type: Article

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