Is primary care physician supply correlated with health outcomes?

被引:38
作者
Vogel, RL [1 ]
Ackermann, RJ [1 ]
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[1] Mercer Univ, Sch Med, Dept Family & Community Med, Macon, GA 31206 USA
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH SERVICES | 1998年 / 28卷 / 01期
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10.2190/3B1X-EE5T-T7GR-KGUD
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R19 [保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)];
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Assessment of the relation between life indicators and health outcomes is a complex problem. The authors' analysis uses descriptive canonical correlation, and their solution suggests that socioeconomic factors play a major role in health outcomes. The supply of primary care physicians has a lesser but still important role: canonical correlation suggests no apparent role in enhancing health outcomes among the elderly but a larger role in improving health among the young. The authors' analysis does support the notion that specialist physician supply has no correlation with a wide range of health outcomes.
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