The new economics of medicine: Special challenges for psychiatry

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy (United Kingdom)

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1990, Pages 97-119

  Morreim, E Haavi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVES; BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES; PHILOSOPHY; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REMUNERATION; REVIEW; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

ALTERNATIVES; BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES; MINORS; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; REMUNERATION; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

COST CONTROL; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMAN; MENTAL DISORDERS; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0025378612     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: 17445019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmp/15.1.97     Document Type: Article

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