Managed care and the ethics of regulation

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 492-517

  De Ville, Kenneth A ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Liberty; Managed care; Private enterprise; Regulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PRIVATE PRACTICE;

EID: 0033382234     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/jmep.24.5.492.2517     Document Type: Article

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