The case for managed care: Reappraising medical and socio-political ideals

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 415-433

  Khushf, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics of managed care; Inter ethics; Organizational ethics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT CARE; POLITICS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0033391693     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/jmep.24.5.415.2519     Document Type: Article

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