Ideology, medical technology, and health care organization in modern nations.
American Journal of Public HealthPublished 1 March 1975Open access
David Mechanic
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Ideology, medical technology, and health care organization in modern nations. D MechanicCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.65.3.241 Published Online: October 07, 2011
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