Opportunity costs of ambulatory medical care in the United States

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 567-574

  Ray, Kristin N ^a,b   Chari, Amalavoyal V ^c   Engberg, John ^c   Bertolet, Marnie ^d   Mehrotra, Ateev ^c,e  

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

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL FEE; OPPORTUNITY COST; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REIMBURSEMENT; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRODUCTIVITY; TIME FACTOR; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940105465     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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