Financing the Health Care Internet

Health Affairs

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 72-88

  Robinson, James C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERNET; INVESTMENT; MASS COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

CAPITAL FINANCING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HUMANS; INTERNET; INVESTMENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034330049     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.19.6.72     Document Type: Article

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