Rescuing the safety net

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 360, Issue 25, 2009, Pages 2598-2601

  Spivey, Michael ^a   Kellermann, Arthur L ^b  

^a HARRIS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67449143250     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp0900728     Document Type: Article

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