Costs of medical injuries in Utah and Colorado

Inquiry

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 255-264

  Thomas, Eric J ^a,h   Studdert, David M ^b   Newhouse, Joseph P ^c   Zbar, Brett I W ⁱ   Howard, K Mason ⁱ   Williams, Elliott J ^d,e   Brennan, Troyen A ^f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Law Offices of Williams and Hunt   (United States)

^e Utah Medical Association   (United States)

^f HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^g BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL CARE; INJURY; MEDICAL CARE; OUTPATIENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 0032701645     PISSN: 00469580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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