Eliminating "waste" in health care

JAMA

Volumn 302, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 2481-2482

  Fuchs, Victor R ^a  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NOTE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 71549138365     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.1821     Document Type: Note

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