Two countries divided by a common language: Health systems in the UK and USA

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 283-287

  Desai, Monica ^a   Rachet, Bernard ^a   Coleman, Michel P ^a   McKee, Martin ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER SURVIVAL; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; FUNDING; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954451726     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.2010.100126     Document Type: Review

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