Oversimplifying primary care supply and shortages

JAMA

Volumn 301, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 1920-1922

  Freed, Gary L ^a,b,c   Stockman, James A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d AMERICAN BOARD OF PEDIATRICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREER; CAREER PLANNING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICARE; NOTE; PEDIATRICIAN; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PHYSICIAN; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MANPOWER; PEDIATRICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65549161258     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.619     Document Type: Note

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