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JAMA

Volumn 297, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 1982-1983

  Gostin, Lawrence O ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LETTER; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICAID; OBESITY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SMOKING;

EID: 34248347317     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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