Medicare, graduate medical education, and new policy directions

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 359, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 643-650

  Iglehart, John K ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 49249089914     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMhpr0803754     Document Type: Article

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