Who is Caring for the Underserved? A Comparison of Primary Care Physicians and Nonphysician Clinicians in California and Washington
Open Access
- 1 July 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Annals of Family Medicine in Annals of Family Medicine
- Vol. 1 (2), 97-104
- https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.49
Abstract
PURPOSE: Little is known about whether different types of physician and nonphysician primary care clinicians vary in their propensity to care for underserved populations. The objective of this study was to compare the geographic distribution and patient populations of physician and nonphysician primary care clinicians.Keywords
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