Going for the cure: Patient interest groups and health advocacy in the United States

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 331-367

  Keller, Ann C ^a   Packel, Laura ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; POLITICS; UNITED STATES;

FINANCING, ORGANIZED; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PATIENT ADVOCACY; POLITICS; SOCIETIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84898742926     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: 15271927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-2416238     Document Type: Article

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