Primary care and health system performance: Adults' experiences in five countries

Health Affairs

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2004, Pages

  Schoen, Cathy ^a   Osborn, Robin ^b   Huynh, Phuong Trang ^c   Doty, Michelle ^c   Davis, Karen ^c   Zapert, Kinga ^c   Peugh, Jordon ^c  

^a and Evaluation   (United States)

^b International Health Policy and Practice   (United States)

^c Harris Interactive   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LABORATORY TEST; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT CARE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 9244254471     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.W4.487     Document Type: Review

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