A cautionary tale: The dysfunction of American health care

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 123-130

  Poses, Roy M ^a  

^a MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Chief executive officers, hospital; Conflicts of interest; Ethics, professional; Evidence based medicine; Health care economics and organizations; Health care reform; Postmodernism; Professional autonomy; Research

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; PATIENT; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037363320     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0953-6205(03)00029-3     Document Type: Review

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