title: Physician organizations: historical fact vs. current reality.
authors.affiliation: Townsend Frew & Co., L.L.C., Durham, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Townsend
mesh_terms: D002202:Capital Financing; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004465:Economic Competition; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D014481:United States