Effectiveness over efficiency: Underestimating the primary care physician shortage

Medical Care

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 97-98

  Phillips, Robert L ^a   Bazemore, Andrew M ^b   Peterson, Lars E ^c  

^a American Board Family Medicine   (United States)

^b ROBERT GRAHAM CENTER   (United States)

^c AMERICAN BOARD OF FAMILY MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

health services research; primary care; workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84892992038     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000047     Document Type: Article

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