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Popularity of US "doc in a box" clinics is due to low price and accessibility
Ist Teil von
BMJ (Online), 2009-02, Vol.338 (7693), p.b778
Auflage
International edition
Ort / Verlag
England: BMJ Publishing Group
Erscheinungsjahr
2009
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Quelle
Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)
Beschreibungen/Notizen
The rapid growth of retail medical clinics in drugstores, the Walmart chain, and other non-traditional locations in the United States has prompted a new report whose findings are chiefly favorable to the new outlets. The retail clinics, sometimes called "doc in a box" clinics, offer a limited range of services such as sale of drugs for common infections and wounds, tests, and vaccinations. They are generally staffed by nurse practitioners, have varying degrees of oversight by physicians, and follow established clinical practice guidelines. The average visit costs $40 (£28; euro32) to $80.