Effect of closure of a local safety-net hospital on primary care physicians' perceptions of their role in patient care

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 496-503

  Walker, Kara Odom ^a   Clarke, Robin ^b   Ryan, Gery ^c   Brown, Arleen F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community advisory board; Delivery of health care; Hospital closure; Physician perspective; Practice based research; Primary care; Safety net

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MANPOWER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SPECIALIZATION; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY CLOSURE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SPECIALIZATION;

EID: 81255158341     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1317     Document Type: Review

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