When do older patients change primary care physicians?

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 453-460

  Mold, James W ^a   Fryer, George E ^b   Roberts, A Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ROBERT GRAHAM CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCOME; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSING; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; TIME; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS;

EID: 16644393014     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: 15448770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.17.6.453     Document Type: Article

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