Cost containment and physician obligations: Mandates for patient advocacy

Virtual Mentor

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 157-161

  Liang, Bryan A ^a,b,c,d  

^a CALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77957841643     PISSN: 19377010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.3.hlaw1-0603     Document Type: Article

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