Can we close the income and wealth gap between specialists and primary care physicians?

Health Affairs

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 933-940

  Vaughn, Bryan T ^a   DeVrieze, Steven R ^a   Reed, Shelby D ^b   Schulman, Kevin A ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CAREER PLANNING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GRADUATE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PHYSICIAN INCOME; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; TAX;

ADULT; CARDIOLOGY; CAREER CHOICE; COMMERCE; EDUCATION, GRADUATE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INCOME; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; SPECIALIZATION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958100348     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2009.0675     Document Type: Article

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