Utilization and expenditures of veterans obtaining primary care in community clinics and VA medical centers: An observational cohort study

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Maciejewski, Matthew L ^a,b   Perkins, Mark ^c   Li, Yu Fang ^c,d   Chapko, Michael ^c,d   Fortney, John C ^e,f   Liu, Chuan Fen ^c,d  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTING; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; VETERAN; AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CENTER; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 34247542262     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-7-56     Document Type: Article

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