Nursing Outlook
Volume 53, Issue 1 , Pages 26-32 , January 2005

Health insurance for type 1 diabetes mellitus: US competition and French coverage

  • Mary E. Duffy, RN, PhD, Dr. Soc Sc (hon)

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Mary E. Duffy, RN, PhD, Professor, University of Utah College of Nursing, 10 South 2000 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-5880.

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doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2004.09.004

Nursing Outlook
Volume 53, Issue 1 , Pages 26-32 , January 2005

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