The effect of local primary care physician supply on the utilization of preventive health services in the United States

Health and Place

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 942-951

  Continelli, Tracey ^a   McGinnis, Sandra ^a   Holmes, Timothy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY   (United States)

^b Holmes and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

New York; Physician supply; Preventive health; Primary care; Service area

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; LABOR SUPPLY; LOGISTICS; MODEL TEST; MODEL VALIDATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955330855     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.05.010     Document Type: Article

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