A Preliminary Assessment Of Medicare's Prospective Payment System
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Final Report on Assessment Instruments for a Prospective Payment System
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عنوان ژورنال: Health Affairs
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0278-2715,1544-5208
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.9.3.200