Cancer insurance policies in Japan and the United States

Western Journal of Medicine

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-22

  Bennett, Charles L ^a   Weinberg, Peter D ^a   Lieberman, Jamie J ^a  

^a Lakeside VA Med Sciences Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; JAPAN; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; JAPAN; MALE; NEOPLASMS; POLICY MAKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031976058     PISSN: 00930415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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