Threats to graduate medical education funding and the need for a rational approach: A statement from the alliance for academic internal medicine

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 155, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 461-464

  Steinmann, Alwin F ^a  

^a Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; TEACHING; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 80053507188     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-155-7-201110040-00008     Document Type: Article

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