The myth of the lone physician: Toward a collaborative alternative

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 169-173

  Saba, George W ^a   Villela, Teresa J ^a   Chen, Ellen ^a   Hammer, Hali ^a   Bodenheimer, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaborative health care; Physician patient relations; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE;

EID: 84859519850     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1353     Document Type: Article

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