The inherent inequities of market-based health care reform

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1211-1212

  Saha, Somnath ^a  

^a PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDICARE; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33749390300     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00618.x     Document Type: Editorial

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