Confronting the brutal facts in health care

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 118, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1061-1063

  Henderson, Mark C ^a   Meyers, Frederick J ^a   Ibrahim, Tod ^b   Tierney Jr , Lawrence M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CAPITAL; CAREER; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SCHOOL; POLITICS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

CAREER CHOICE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 25444474447     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.08.003     Document Type: Editorial

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