History and health policy in the United States: The making of a health care industry, 1948-2008

Social History of Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 461-483

  Stevens, Rosemary A ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

American Medical Association; Community rating; Health care; Health insurance; Health services; Medicaid; Medicare; Multi specialty clinics; Public private

Indexed keywords

EID: 56749151109     PISSN: 0951631X     EISSN: 14774666     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/shm/hkn063     Document Type: Review

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