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BL
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Record Number
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953270
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b707640
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Main Entry
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Fuchs, Victor R.
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Title & Author
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Who shall live? : : health, economics, and social choice /\ Victor R. Fuchs.
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Edition Statement
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Expanded ed.
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Publication Statement
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Singapore ;River Edge, NJ :: World Scientific,, ©1998.
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Series Statement
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Economic ideas leading to the 21st century ;; vol. 3
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Page. NO
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1 online resource (xxiv, 278 pages) :: illustrations.
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ISBN
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9789812385536
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: 9812385533
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9810232012
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-249) and index.
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Contents
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Introduction -- ch. 1. Problems and choices -- ch. 2. Who shall live? -- ch. 3. The physician : the captain of the team -- ch. 4. The hospital : the house of hope -- ch. 5. Drugs : the key to modern medicine -- ch. 6. Paying for medical care -- Conclusion. Health and social choice -- What every philosopher should know about health economics -- Poverty and health : asking the right questions -- From Bismarck to Woodcock : the "irrational" pursuit of national health insurance -- National health insurance revisited -- The Clinton plan : a researcher examines reform -- Economics, values, and health care reform.
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Health care rationing-- United States.
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Health care reform-- United States.
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Health planning-- United States.
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Medical economics-- United States.
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Medical ethics-- United States.
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Medical policy-- United States.
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Social medicine-- United States.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Industries-- Service.
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Health care rationing.
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Health care reform.
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Health planning.
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Medical economics.
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Medical ethics.
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Medical policy.
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Social medicine.
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Economics, Medical-- United States.
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Health Care Rationing-- economics-- United States.
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Health Care Reform-- economics-- United States.
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Health Planning-- economics-- United States.
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Health Policy-- economics-- United States.
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Social Conditions-- United States.
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United States.
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Dewey Classification
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338.4/73621/0973
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LC Classification
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RA410.53.F82 1998eb
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NLM classification
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W 74F951w 1998
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44.05bcl
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