National health insurance or incremental reform: Aim high, or at our feet?

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 102-105

  Himmelstein, David U ^a,b,c   Woolhandler, Steffie ^a,b  

^a CAMBRIDGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Physicians for a National Health Program   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PUBLIC OPINION; REVIEW;

EID: 0037219427     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.93.1.102     Document Type: Review

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