Economic Analyses, the Medical Commons, and Patients' Dilemmas: What is the Physician's Role?

Journal of Investigative Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 35-43

  Wynia, Matthew K ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ECONOMICS; GAME; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

COST CONTROL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, MEDICAL; GAME THEORY; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 0031064234     PISSN: 17088267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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