Seminars in Radiation Oncology
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 175-185 , July 2008

A Cultural and Global Perspective of United States Health Care Economics

  • Tim R. Williams, MD

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doi: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2008.01.005

Seminars in Radiation Oncology
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 175-185 , July 2008