The evolution of retail clinics in the United States, 2006-2012

Health Care Manager

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 336-342

  Kaissi, Amer ^a   Charland, Tom ^b  

^a TRINITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Merchant Medicine LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinic closing; Clinic growth; Primary care; Retail clinics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; FACTUAL DATABASE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; COMMERCE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84892775979     PISSN: 15255794     EISSN: 1550512X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCM.0b013e3182a9d73f     Document Type: Article

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