Future of the US healthcare system and the effects on the practice of hand surgery

Hand

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 99-107

  Pushman, Allison G ^a   Chung, Kevin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Hand surgery; Outcomes; Universal health care

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349216348     PISSN: 15589447     EISSN: 15589455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11552-008-9161-8     Document Type: Article

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