Medical decision-making and healthcare disparities: The physician's role

Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-17

  Aberegg, Scott K ^a   Terry, Peter B ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

CLINICAL MEDICINE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3142642673     PISSN: 00222143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lab.2004.04.003     Document Type: Review

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