Is managed care ethical?

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 256-259

  Green, Stephen A ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL FEE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REVIEW;

EID: 0032833037     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-8343(99)00020-1     Document Type: Article

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