Does having more physicians lead to better health system performance?

JAMA

Volumn 299, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 335-337

  Goodman, David C ^a   Grumbach, Kevin ^b,c  

^a DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICARE; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38349142236     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.299.3.335     Document Type: Note

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