Practice location choice by new physicians: The importance of malpractice premiums, damage caps, and health professional shortage area designation

Health Services Research

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1271-1289

  Chou, Chiu Fang ^a   Lo Sasso, Anthony T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health professional shortage area; Location choice; Malpractice insurance; Medical residency training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARDS AND PRIZES; CAREER PLANNING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALPRACTICE; OBSTETRICS; PEDIATRICS; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESIDENT; SOCIAL INSURANCE; SURGEON; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, LIABILITY; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; NEW YORK; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION;

EID: 68249141392     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2009.00976.x     Document Type: Article

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