Urgent care centers in the U.S.: Findings from a national survey

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Weinick, Robin M ^a   Bristol, Steffanie J ^b   Desroches, Catherine M ^b,c  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; E-MAIL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; INTERNET; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SALARY; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; LETTER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 66149161775     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-79     Document Type: Article

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