Why is health reform so difficult?

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 161-175

  Brady, David W ^a   Kessler, Daniel P ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; PUBLIC OPINION; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE REFORM; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; PUBLIC OPINION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951182947     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: 15271927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-2009-048     Document Type: Article

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