Patient-centered care is associated with decreased health care utilization

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 229-239

  Bertakis, Klea D ^a   Azari, Rahman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Charges and fees; Patient centered care; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAVIS OBSERVATION CODE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX; SHORT FORM 36; SMOKING;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEES AND CHARGES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955874298     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2011.03.100170     Document Type: Article

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