More variation in use of care, more flat-of-the-curve medicine

Health Affairs

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages

  Fuchs, Victor R ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRUG COST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PHYSICIAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICARE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MEDICARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 15544375687     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.var.104     Document Type: Review

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