Attitudes Toward Cost-Containment Features of Managed Care:  Differences Among Patient Subgroups

Claudia L. Schur, PhD;Elizabeth Dorosh, BA;

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October 1, 1998

The American Journal of Managed Care

October 1998

Volume4

Issue 10

Attitudes Toward Cost-Containment Features of Managed Care: Differences Among Patient Subgroups

Author(s):

Claudia L. Schur, PhD,Elizabeth Dorosh, BA

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