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More data on post-surgical deaths related to the 1976 Los Angeles doctor slowdown 更多与1976年洛杉矶医生减速相关的术后死亡数据

Social science & medicine. Medical economics Pub Date : 1981-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/0160-7995(81)90031-9

Milton I. Roemer

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引用次数: 11

Obituary 讣告

Social science & medicine. Medical economics Pub Date : 1981-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/0160-7995(81)90027-7

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A reply 一个回复

Social science & medicine. Medical economics Pub Date : 1981-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/0160-7995(81)90035-6

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How permanent are NHS waiting lists? NHS的等候名单有多长?

Social science & medicine. Medical economics Pub Date : 1981-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/0160-7995(81)90034-4

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Information 信息

Social science & medicine. Medical economics Pub Date : 1981-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/0160-7995(81)90037-X

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Medicare assignment rates and carrier practices: A national study 医疗保险分配率和运营商实践:一项全国性研究

Social science & medicine. Medical economics Pub Date : 1981-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/0160-7995(81)90030-7

Jonah Otelsberg, Charlotte F. Muller, Nina Pascal

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引用次数: 1

Issues in health services 保健服务方面的问题

Social science & medicine. Medical economics Pub Date : 1981-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/0160-7995(81)90039-3

David C. Dale

引用次数: 5

Negotiations: Varieties, contexts, processes, and social order 谈判:种类、背景、过程和社会秩序

Social science & medicine. Medical economics Pub Date : 1981-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/0160-7995(81)90042-3

Sherman Eisenthal

引用次数: 1

Toward understanding relationships 理解人际关系

Social science & medicine. Medical economics Pub Date : 1981-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/0160-7995(81)90040-X

M.Robin DiMatteo

引用次数: 30

Health problems in a Swedish county—what can we learn from official sources? 瑞典一个县的健康问题——我们能从官方资料中学到什么?

Social science & medicine. Medical economics Pub Date : 1981-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/0160-7995(81)90029-0

C.G. Eriksson , M. Granvik , I. Kindblad , G. Lindgren , L. Nyström , M. Rosén , S. Wall

引用次数: 20