What is different about the market for health care?

JAMA

Volumn 298, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 2785-2787

  Wells, David A ^a   Ross, Joseph S ^b,c   Detsky, Allan S ^a,d,e  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MARKETING; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 37349044408     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.298.23.2785     Document Type: Note

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