The crisis in health care: Is it an optometric concern?

Optometry

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 180-186

  Silverman, Morton W ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community health centers; Consumer Driven Health Plans (CDHP); Increase in Medicaid; Salaries vs. health insurance premiums; Skyrocketing health care costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645292885     PISSN: 15291839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optm.2006.01.012     Document Type: Article

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