Commoditization in radiology: Threat or opportunity?

Radiology

Volumn 256, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 338-342

  Krestin, Gabriel P ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMODIFICATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; REVIEW; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; NETHERLANDS; PUBLIC OPINION; TRENDS;

COMMODIFICATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; NETHERLANDS; PUBLIC OPINION; RADIOLOGY;

EID: 77955167495     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: 15271315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.10100144     Document Type: Review

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