Managed care and emergency medical services: Patient knowledge versus patient expectations

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 95-97

  Orsay, E M ^a   Stewart, K J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032986560     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(99)70278-7     Document Type: Editorial

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