Politics of prevention: Expanding prevention benefits in the medicare program

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 26-40

  Foote, Susan Bartlett ^a   Blewett, Lynn A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; IMMUNIZATION; LAW; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; UNITED STATES;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; POLITICS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037739863     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3343175     Document Type: Review

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