Specialization and its discontents: The pernicious impact of regulations against specialization and physician ownership on the US healthcare system

Circulation

Volumn 109, Issue 20, 2004, Pages 2376-2378

  Herzlinger, Regina E ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; OWNERSHIP; PHYSICIANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2542425393     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000130782.33860.E0     Document Type: Short Survey

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