The convenience revolution for treatment of low-acuity conditions

JAMA

Volumn 310, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 35-36

  Mehrotra, Ateev ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH VISITOR; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SHORT SURVEY; ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMMUNITY CARE; COST CONTROL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; INTERNET; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; COMMERCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COST CONTROL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERNET; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIVATE SECTOR; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879749200     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.6825     Document Type: Short Survey

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