Integrating public health and personal care in a reformed US health care system

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 205-211

  Chernichovsky, Dov ^a,b   Leibowitz, Arleen A ^c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 75649105400     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.156588     Document Type: Article

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