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  1. Institute of Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research at Rutgers University, USA

    David Mechanic (René Dubos Professor of Behavioral Sciences and Director)

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He is the author of Painful Choices: Research and Essays on Health Care, Mental Health and Social Policy(3rd Edition), and From Advocacy to Allocation: The Evolving American Health Care System.

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Mechanic, D. Promoting health. Society 27, 16–22 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02695480

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