The high costs of for-profit care

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 170, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1814-1815

  Woolhandler, Steffie ^a,b   Himmelstein, David U ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b CAMBRIDGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL BILLING; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MARKETING; MEDICARE; NOTE; NURSE; NURSING HOME; PHYSICIAN; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PROFIT;

EID: 3042551567     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.1040779     Document Type: Note

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