Insights from health care in Germany

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 38-44

  Altenstetter, Christa ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GERMANY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; REVIEW;

EID: 0037223077     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.93.1.38     Document Type: Review

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