Health care in America: Lost opportunities amid plenty

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 857-870

  Whalen, James P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biomedical research; Misuse of resources; Research priorities; Science and technology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; RESEARCH; SOCIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 14844282336     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732303013006007     Document Type: Article

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