Quantifying the health benefits of primary care physician supply in the United States

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 111-126

  Macinko, James ^a   Starfield, Barbara ^b   Shi, Leiyu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DATABASE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; METROPOLITAN AREA; MORTALITY;

ARTICLE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; STROKE; UNITED STATES; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; MANPOWER; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MORTALITY; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34248557855     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/3431-G6T7-37M8-P224     Document Type: Article

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