The health care industry: Where is it taking us?

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 325, Issue 12, 1991, Pages 854-859

  Relman, Arnold S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; FUTUROLOGY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL FINANCE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADVERTISING; COMMERCE; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; HOSPITALS, PROPRIETARY; HOSPITALS, VOLUNTARY; LEGISLATION, MEDICAL; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; MORALE; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0026055809     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199109193251205     Document Type: Article

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