Ensuring equal access to specialty care

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 364, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 2258-2259

  Sequist, Thomas D ^a,b,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD VANGUARD MEDICAL ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 79958200866     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe1103390     Document Type: Editorial

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