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Review
. 1996:17:489-509.
doi: 10.1146/annurev.pu.17.050196.002421.

Prevention and the reforming U.S. health care system: changing roles and responsibilities for public health

R L Gordon  1 , E L Baker, W L Roper, G S Omenn
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Review

Prevention and the reforming U.S. health care system: changing roles and responsibilities for public health

R L Gordon et al. Annu Rev Public Health. 1996.

Abstract

This review presents historical and cost-effectiveness perspectives of prevention in health care; discusses the nature, extent, and determinants of health system change, particularly the transition to managed care with large integrated health care corporations; and identifies implications for public health agencies and opportunities for prevention within the reforming health system.

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