The rising costs of health care insurance in the united states affecting the lower socio-economic population-a failure of public policy

Advanced Science Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 245-248

  Singh, Surya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 77958106383     PISSN: 19366612     EISSN: 19367317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/asl.2010.1112     Document Type: Article

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