Impact of retail walk-in care on early return visits by adult primary care patients: Evaluation via triangulation

Quality Management in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-24

  Rohrer, James E ^a   Angstman, Kurt B ^a   Furst, Joseph W ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Convenience clinics; Quasi experiment; Retail medicine; Return visits

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COHORT STUDIES; COMMERCE; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MINNESOTA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 60549084046     PISSN: 10638628     EISSN: 15505154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.QMH.0000344590.61971.97     Document Type: Article

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