Users and suppliers of physician services: A tale of two populations

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 189-218

  Denton, Frank T ^b   Gafni, Amiram ^b   Spencer, Byron G ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ADULT; AGED; CENSUSES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PHYSICIANS; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 62649118724     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/HS.39.1.i     Document Type: Review

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