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Differential Diagnoses : A Comparative History of Health Care Problems and Solutions in the United States and France /

Although the United States spends 16 percent of its gross domestic product on health care, more than 46 million people have no insurance coverage, while one in four Americans report difficulty paying for medical care. Indeed, the U.S. health care system, despite being the most expensive health care...

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Autor principal: Dutton, Paul V.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : ILR Press/Cornell University Press, 2007.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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