Invited Article: The US health care system: Part 1: Our current system

Neurology

Volumn 71, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 1907-1913

  Nuwer, M R ^a   Esper, G J ^b   Donofrio, P D ^c   Szaflarski, J P ^d   Barkley, G L ^e   Swift, T R ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^e HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALPRACTICE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COST; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REIMBURSEMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST SHARING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60849099131     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000336647.02564.59     Document Type: Article

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