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What do economists have to do with health? Reflections from a person-centered approach

Lara Gitto

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Access to care, accreditation agencies, continuity of care, coordination of care, cost effectiveness, dignity, economics, health economics and policy, healthcare expenditure, involvement, measurement, multidisciplinary approaches, patient-centered models,

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5750/ejpch.v6i3.1579

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