Primary care: A critical review of the evidence on quality and costs of health care

Health Affairs

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 766-772

  Friedberg, Mark W ^a   Hussey, Peter S ^a   Schneider, Eric C ^a,b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; STROKE;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957222917     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2010.0025     Document Type: Review

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