Primary care physicians and profiles of their hospitalized patients

M.L. Garg, J.K. Skipper , M.J. McNamara and J.L. Mulligan

American Journal of Public Health, 1976, vol. 66, issue 4, 390-392

Abstract: 77.071.857_This study demonstrates that the types of hospitalized patients served by different primary care physicians differ significantly not only with respect to age but also with respect to socio economic level, the disease entities most commonly managed, and the quantitative aspects of hospitalization. Although this study is limited to hospitalized patients, it indicates that different primary care physicians may serve distinctly different populations. The practice characteristics of primary care physicians should be examined further on a larger scale in order to help develop a meaningful definition of primary care; more precisely define our needs in the area; and provide guidelines for a national health policy.

Date: 1976
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