Utilization of physician services at the end of life: Differences between the United States and Canada

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Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 90-100

  Latimer, Eric A ^a   Verrilli, Diana ^b   Welch, W Pete ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

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ARTICLE; CANADA; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; MEDICARE; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032900239     PISSN: 00469580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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