Reconsidering the veterans health administration: A model and a moment for publicly funded health care delivery

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 154, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 772-773

  Ryoo, Joan J ^a   Malin, Jennifer L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; EDITORIAL; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICARE; NEOPLASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VETERANS HEALTH;

EID: 79958125336     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-154-11-201106070-00010     Document Type: Editorial

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