Primary care in the United States and its precarious fature

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 315-323

  Starfield, Barbara ^a,b   Oliver, Thomas ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinton health plan; Health care reforms; Health policy; Managed care; Primary care

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033409467     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2524.1999.00193.x     Document Type: Article

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