Refocusing the system

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 359, Issue 20, 2008, Pages

  Starfield, Barbara ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICINE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE REFORM; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 56249137603     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp0805763     Document Type: Article

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