Characteristics of ambulatory care patients and services: A comparison of community health centers and physicians' offices

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1169-1183

  Shi, Leiyu ^a   Lebrun, Lydie A ^b   Tsai, Jenna ^c   Zhu, Jinsheng ^d  

^a School of Public Health   (United States)

^b Primary Care Policy Center   (United States)

^c HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d JH BSPH ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Community health centers; Health care delivery; Health care disparities; Physician offices

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS' OFFICES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649586730     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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