The toxic politics of health care

JAMA

Volumn 310, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 1921-1922

  Berwick, Donald M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAID; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887422538     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.281965     Document Type: Short Survey

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