Advanced access appointments: Effects on family physician satisfaction, physicians' office income, and emergency department use

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Hudec, John C ^a   MacDougall, Steven ^b   Rankin, Elaine ^b  

^a CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN INCOME; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

EID: 78049433993     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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