Reexamining the ecology of medical care

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 374, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 495-496

  Johansen, Michael E ^a   Kircher, Sheetal M ^b   Huerta, Timothy R ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BLACK PERSON; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY CARE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HISPANIC; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; OPTOMETRY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PODIATRIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; HEALTH SERVICE; TRENDS; UTILIZATION;

HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84956881336     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1506109     Document Type: Letter

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