Are you health-insurance literate? A question for physicians

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 166-168

  Stefanacci, Richard G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIABETES MELLITUS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART FAILURE; HYPERTENSION; LAW; MEDICARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; COMPREHENSION; HUMANS; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; MEDICARE; PHYSICIANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645121117     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.00538.x     Document Type: Editorial

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