Relationship between regional per capita medicare expenditures and patient perceptions of quality of care

JAMA

Volumn 299, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 2406-2412

  Fowler, Floyd J ^a,b   Gallagher, Patricia M ^a   Anthony, Denise L ^c   Larsen, Kirk ^a   Skinner, Jonathan S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making   (United States)

^c Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICARE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 44349115628     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.299.20.2406     Document Type: Article

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