Delivering quality to patients

JAMA

Volumn 296, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 2026-2027

  Finlayson, Samuel R G ^a,b,c  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACISM;

EID: 33750343030     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.296.16.2026     Document Type: Editorial

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