Managed care and emergency medicine: Conflicts, federal law, and California legislation

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 292-300

  Derlet, R W ^a   Young, G P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; REVIEW;

EID: 0030874915     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(97)70164-1     Document Type: Review

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