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Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 125, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 839-843

  Berwick, Donald M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LITERATURE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ANECDOTES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030588675     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-125-10-199611150-00009     Document Type: Article

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