Mexico's health system: More comprehensive reform needed

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Lakin, Jason ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; MEXICO; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SHORT SURVEY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEXICO; PRIVATIZATION;

EID: 69349092173     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000130     Document Type: Short Survey

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