Is U.S. health care an appropriate system? A strategic perspective from systems science

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 7, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Janecka, Ivo P ^a  

^a Health Research International   (United States)

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EID: 59049098185     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-7-1     Document Type: Article

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