Rigor at the Expense of Relevance Equals Rigidity: Where to Next in the Study of Medical Care Utilization?

Health Services Research | February 1, 2000| | Copyright

The Phillips et al. article published in the August 1998 issue of Health Services Research, and titled "Understanding the Context of Healthcare Utilization: Assessing Environment and Provider-related Variables in the Behavioral Model of Utilization," addressed an important issue (including context variables in the behavioral model of utilization) and was doubly interesting because among its co-authors were investigators whose work has shaped the thinking of many in the field: Ron Andersen and LuAnn Aday. It was, therefore, with great excitement that I sat down to read that ...

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