Escaping the traps of postwar Western medicine
European Journal of Public HealthPublished 1 January 1993
Donald W. Light
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SJR score1.10
SNIP1.04
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The article concludes with a way to escape these traps and to develop systems that maximize health at minimum expense.
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This article identifies three of the traps found in Western health care systems and discloses some of the myths that surround them. As many nations structure or reform their health care systems, they should beware of these traps. The article concludes with a way to escape these traps and to develop systems that maximize health at minimum expense.
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