The perfect storm of overutilization

JAMA

Volumn 299, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 2789-2791

  Emanuel, Ezekiel J ^a,c   Fuchs, Victor R ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; NOTE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 45349106059     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.299.23.2789     Document Type: Note

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