Reducing Health Care Costs by Reducing the Need and Demand for Medical Services

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 329, Issue 5, 1993, Pages 321-325

  Fries, James F ^a   Koop, C Everett ^b   Beadle, Carson E ^c   Cooper, Paul P ^d   England, Mary Jane ^e   Greaves, Roger F ^f   Sokolov, Jacque J ^g   Wright, Daniel ^h  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^c William M Mercer Inc   (United States)

^d PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL   (United States)

^e Washington Health Strategies Group   (United States)

^f Health Net   (United States)

^g Sokolov Strategic Alliance ^*  (United States)

^h Tau Group ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; DISEASE CONTROL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL SERVICE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0027240105     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199307293290506     Document Type: Article

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