Intensive lifestyle changes and health reform

The Lancet Oncology

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 638-639

  Ornish, Dean ^a  

^a Preventive Medicine Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METFORMIN;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LETTER; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; UNITED STATES;

CORONARY DISEASE; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; LIFE STYLE; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 67649311624     PISSN: 14702045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(09)70175-5     Document Type: Letter

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