title: Primary care: specialists or generalists.
abstract: A critical appraisal of the literature on the cost and quality trade-offs of primary care provided by specialists in comparison with that provided by generalists is presented.
authors.affiliation: Section of Health Services Evaluation, Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN 55905 USA.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Gabriel
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D003363:Cost Control; D005194:Family Practice; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000191:economics; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013038:Specialization; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce