Improving care and reducing costs in oncology
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The costs of healthcare are a cause of concern throughout the world. This is the case for Europe, where most of the service is paid for by a state healthcare system, but also in the USA, where private insurance has a more prominent role. Several articles addressing this issue, i.e. the causes of this sharp increase and how to reduce the costs of medicine, have appeared in medical journals in recent months.
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دوره 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013