The role of U.S. public hospitals in urban health

Academic Medicine

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1162-1168

  Anderson, Ron J ^a   Boumbulian, Paul J ^b   Pickens, S Sue ^a  

^a PARKLAND HEALTH AND HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BUDGET; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INJURY; LABORATORY; MEDICAID; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 13544249907     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200412000-00008     Document Type: Review

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