The growth of hospitalists and the changing face of primary care

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 360, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1141-1143

  Hamel, Mary Beth ^a   Drazen, Jeffrey M ^a   Epstein, Arnold M ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FAMILY MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICAL STUDENT; MORTALITY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION;

EID: 62349101917     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe0900796     Document Type: Editorial

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