To preserve and strengthen medicare

Medical Care

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1017-1019

  Socolar, Sidney J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG INDUSTRY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICARE; NOTE; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; AGED; ARTICLE; DISABLED PERSON; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; DISABLED PERSONS; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICARE; POLITICS; PRIVATIZATION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 53449084131     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e318186dc42     Document Type: Note

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