Disability and the future of Medicare

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 349, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1084-1085

  Cutler, David M ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; DISABLED PERSON; ECONOMICS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; NOTE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABLED PERSONS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0041886502     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe038129     Document Type: Editorial

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