Comparisons of safety-net and non-safety-net hospitals

JAMA

Volumn 300, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 1650-1651

  Aviles, Alan D ^a  

^a NEW YORK CITY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; LETTER; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 53749097263     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.300.14.1650-b     Document Type: Letter

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