A detailed comparison of physician services for the elderly in the United States and Canada

JAMA

Volumn 275, Issue 18, 1996, Pages 1410-1416

  Pete Welch, W ^a,d   Verrilli, Diana ^a   Katz, Steven J ^b   Latimer, Eric ^c,e  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Macroeconomic Analysis Division   (United States)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CATARACT EXTRACTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 15844420910     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.275.18.1410     Document Type: Article

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