Is patient HMO insurance or physician HMO participation related to racial disparities in primary care?

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 397-402

  Fiscella, Kevin ^a,c   Franks, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SMOKING CESSATION; WEIGHT;

ADULT; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 21044433752     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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