Research ArticleOriginal Research
Trends in Physician House Calls to Medicare Beneficiaries
Lars E. Peterson, Steven H. Landers and Andrew Bazemore
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine November 2012, 25 (6) 862-868; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2012.06.120046
Lars E. Peterson
From The American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (LEP); the VNA Health Group, Red Bank, NJ (SHL); and The Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC (AB).
MD, PhDSteven H. Landers
From The American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (LEP); the VNA Health Group, Red Bank, NJ (SHL); and The Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC (AB).
MD, MPHAndrew Bazemore
From The American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (LEP); the VNA Health Group, Red Bank, NJ (SHL); and The Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC (AB).
MD, MPH
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Vol. 25, Issue 6
November-December 2012
Trends in Physician House Calls to Medicare Beneficiaries
Lars E. Peterson, Steven H. Landers, Andrew Bazemore
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Nov 2012, 25 (6) 862-868; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2012.06.120046
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