Clinical practice, ethics and economics: The physician at the crossroads

Health Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 185-198

  Lázaro, Pablo ^a   Azcona, Bárbara ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clinical practice; Economics; Ethics; Physician behavior

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; REVIEW;

EID: 0030016810     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8510(96)90024-X     Document Type: Article

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