Health care quality, geographic, variations, and the challenge of supply-sensitive care

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 69-79

  Fisher, Elliott S ^a   Wennberg, John E ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037413013     PISSN: 00315982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/pbm.2003.0004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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