TY  - JOUR
T1  - IS the annual complete physical examination necessary?
AU  - Gordon PR, Senf J, Campos-Outcalt D
Y1  - 1999/05/10
N1  - 10.1001/archinte.159.9.909
JO  - Archives of Internal Medicine
SP  - 909
EP  - 910
VL  - 159
IS  - 9
N2  - 
Cost escalation in health care is well documented. The last decade has seen a rise in managed care as an answer to this problem. Managed care organizations (MCOs) have promised care at reduced cost. However, based on the above scenario, it appears they may be promoting care that is sound from a business perspective (also called marketing), at the expense of that which is also scientifically sound based on the medical literature.

SN  - 0003-9926
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archinte.159.9.909
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinte.159.9.909
ER  -