Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 655

Review

How United States healthcare can learn from Costa Rica: A literature review

Riley Baker
  • Riley Baker
  • Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 29627, USA.
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Vincent S. Gallicchio
  • Vincent S. Gallicchio
  • Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 29627, USA.
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  •  Received: 08 February 2019
  •  Accepted: 20 April 2020
  •  Published: 31 May 2020

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