Treating the causes instead of the symptoms

Medical Care

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 247-249

  Orentlicher, David ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERROR; NOTE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERRORS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT ADVOCACY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034145218     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200003000-00001     Document Type: Review

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