The value of a family physician

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 363-368

  Stange, Kurt C ^a,b,c   Jaén, Carlos R ^d   Flocke, Susan A ^a,c   Miller, William L ^e   Crabtree, Benjamin F ^f   Zyzanski, Stephen J ^a,b,c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^e LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Family practice; Health care delivery; Physicians, family; Primary care

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; FAMILY MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MODEL; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2642687658     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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