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A Tale of 2 Countries: The Cost of My Mother’s Cardiac Care in the United States and India

Sowmya R. Rao
The Annals of Family Medicine September 2014, 12 (5) 470-472; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1676
Sowmya R. Rao
Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts
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vol. 12 no. 5 470-472
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1676
PubMed 
25354412

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The Annals of Family Medicine
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1544-1709
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1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication December 12, 2013
  • Revision received April 17, 2014
  • Accepted for publication May 6, 2014
  • Published online September 8, 2014.

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  1. Sowmya R. Rao, PhD⇑
  1. Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts
  2. Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research (CHOIR), Bedford VA Medical Center, Bedford, Massachusetts
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Sowmya R. Rao, PhD, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, 368 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605, sowmya.rao{at}umassmed.edu

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