Impact of retail medicine on standard costs in primary care: A semiparametric analysis

Population Health Management

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 333-335

  Rohrer, James E ^a   Angstman, Kurt B ^a   Bartel, Gregory A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SCHOOL CHILD; SORE THROAT; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMERCE; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73949133965     PISSN: 19427891     EISSN: 19427905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pop.2009.0007     Document Type: Article

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