The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 7 , Pages 553-554 , July 2008

National Health Insurance: Could It Work in the US?

  • James E. Dalen, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson
    • ,
  • Joseph S. Alpert, MD

      Affiliations

    • Professor of Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Editor-in-Chief, The American Journal of Medicine

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.02.028

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 7 , Pages 553-554 , July 2008

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