Primary care in the United States: primary care gatekeeping and referrals: effective filter or failed experiment?
Forrest
Christopher B
CB
Health Services Research and Development Center, Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. cforrest@jhsph.edu
D020793:Gatekeeping / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015276:Health Care Rationing; D006295:Health Resources / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States