Features of physician services databases in Canada

Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 186-193

  Lix, L M ^a   Walker, R ^b   Quan, H ^b   Nesdole, R ^a   Yang, J ^c   Chen, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Administrative health databases; International Classification of Diseases; Medical insurance programs; Physician services

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; ECONOMICS; FACTUAL DATABASE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; PHYSICIAN; REIMBURSEMENT; REMUNERATION; SPECIALIZATION; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

CANADA; DATA COLLECTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; PHYSICIANS; REMUNERATION; SPECIALIZATION;

EID: 84867731528     PISSN: 02288699     EISSN: 14818523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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