National Health Insurance: Could It Work in the US?

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 121, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 553-554

  Dalen, James E ^a   Alpert, Joseph S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFIT;

HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 45749142400     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.02.028     Document Type: Editorial

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