Practice guidelines: A limited role in resolving rationing decisions

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 369-372

  Orentlicher, David ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; MANAGED CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 0031883614     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1998.tb01056.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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