Becoming an information master: Using "medical poetry" to remove the inequities in health care delivery

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 51-56

  Slawson, D C ^a   Shaughnessy, A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Health care rationing; Medical errors; Patient oriented outcomes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INSURANCE; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; REIMBURSEMENT; SOCIAL STATUS;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035156647     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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