Explaining variation in physician practice patterns and their propensities to recommend services

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 339-357

  O'Neill, Liam ^a   Kuder, John ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Automatic interaction detection; Physician practice patterns

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LICENSING; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

ADULT; BACK PAIN; CHEST PAIN; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL DISCHARGE;

EID: 18644381484     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558705275424     Document Type: Article

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