Primary care physicians in ten countries report challenges caring for patients with complex health needs

Health Affairs

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 2104-2112

  Osborn, Robin ^a   Moulds, Donald ^a   Schneider, Eric C ^a   Doty, Michelle M ^a   Squires, David ^a   Sarnak, Dana O ^a  

^a Commonwealth Fund ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; AGING; CANADA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY CARE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; JOB STRESS; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES; COMORBIDITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

COMORBIDITY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84951102173     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.1018     Document Type: Article

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