Health economics

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 153, Issue , 2010, Pages 179-193

  Wilensky, Gail R ^a,b,c,d  

^a Combined Benefits Fund of the United Mine Workers of America ^*  (United States)

^b National Opinion Research Center   (United States)

^c UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE;

HEALTH ECONOMICS; PRICE CONTROL; PRIVATE SECTORS;

ECONOMICS;

EID: 77954614581     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-533-4-179     Document Type: Conference Paper

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