Health Care Provider Surveys in the United States, 2000-2010: A Review

Evaluation and the Health Professions

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 106-126

  McLeod, Caroline C ^a   Klabunde, Carrie N ^b   Willis, Gordon B ^b   Stark, Debra ^a  

^a NOVA Research Company   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

health care provider; health services research; medical groups; physicians; survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873444581     PISSN: 01632787     EISSN: 15523918     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0163278712474001     Document Type: Review

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