Pay-for-Performance: Is Medicare a Good Candidate?
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Pay-for-performance: is medicare a good candidate?
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عنوان ژورنال: SSRN Electronic Journal
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1556-5068
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.885246