Standardizing primary care physician panels: Is age and sex good enough?

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Chung, Sukyung ^a   Eaton, Laura J ^a,b   Luft, Harold S ^a  

^a PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGEISM; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXISM; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; SEX FACTORS; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865311884     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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