Growth of single-specialty medical groups

Health Affairs

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 82-90

  Casalino, Lawrence P ^a   Pham, Hoangmai ^b   Bazzoli, Gloria ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Ctr Studying Hlth Syst Change in   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MEDICINE; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PERCEPTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 1842628796     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.23.2.82     Document Type: Article

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