Rationing By Any Other Name
“Rationing By Any Other Name” – The New England Journal of Medicine
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“Rationing By Any Other Name” – The New England Journal of Medicine
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“What Should I Do, Doc?” – Archives of Internal Medicine
“Contracts With Patients in Clinical Practice” – The Lancet
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