Advancing medical education by teaching health policy

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 364, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 695-697

  Patel, Mitesh S ^a   Davis, Matthew M ^b,c   Lypson, Monica L ^b,d  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STANDARD;

EID: 79951997241     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1009202     Document Type: Short Survey

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