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The adequacy of the access-to-care debate : Looking through the cancer lens

✍ Scribed by Richard C. Wender


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2007
Tongue
English
Weight
48 KB
Volume
110
Category
Article
ISSN
0008-543X

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✦ Synopsis


The American Cancer Society is calling for a deeper understanding of the meaning of adequate health insurance coverage in our nation's debate about access to care. Ensuring that primary care, prevention, early detection, and quality care are available to all will require health care reform.


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