Physician stewardship of health care in an era of finite resources

JAMA

Volumn 306, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 430-431

  Reuben, David B ^a   Cassel, Christine K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LIABILITY; NOTE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN STEWARDSHIP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960717959     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.999     Document Type: Note

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