Universal healthcare & nationwide public health: A tale of two declarations from one city

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 134, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 250-252

  Jacob John, T ^a   Shah, Naman K ^b  

^a University of North Carolina ^*  (India)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INDIA; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 80054727616     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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