Closing the gap in quality health care for Americans

Circulation

Volumn 101, Issue 19, 2000, Pages 2325-2327

  Shine, Kenneth I ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Population; Prevention; Quality; Systems

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034674046     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.101.19.2325     Document Type: Article

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