Do list size and remuneration affect GPs' decisions about how they provide consultations?

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Van Den Berg, Michael J ^a   De Bakker, Dinny H ^a,c   Westert, Gert P ^b,c   Van Der Zee, Jouke ^a,d   Groenewegen, Peter P ^a,e  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REIMBURSEMENT;

AGED; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 62149096150     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-39     Document Type: Article

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