Overview
Background
Professor Whiteford is Director of the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research. His research interests are in psychiatric epidemiology and burden of disease measurement, mental health policy and service reform.
Professor Whiteford trained in medicine, psychiatry and health policy at the University of Queensland, Stanford University and the Australian National University. He has held senior clinical and administrative positions, including those of Director of Mental Health in the Queensland and Federal governments in Australia. He worked for ten years on the design and implementation of Australia’s Mental Health Strategy and was Chairman of the Working Group which oversaw this initiative. He was appointed to the first mental health position in the World Bank in Washington DC with the task of developing the Bank’s capacity to respond to the rising global burden of mental, neurological, and substance use disorders. He has worked as a consultant to national governments, the Commonwealth and State governments in Australia, the World Bank, and the World Health Organisation.
Availability
- Professor Harvey Whiteford is:
- Not available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and Medical Science, The University of Queensland
- Masters (Coursework) of Public Health, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy of Political Science, Australian National University
- Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine of the Faculty of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine of the Faculty of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Works
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2019
Journal Article
Burden of non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2017: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Gouda, Hebe N., Charlson, Fiona, Sorsdahl, Katherine, Ahmadzada, Sanam, Ferrari, Alize J., Erskine, Holly, Leung, Janni, Santamauro, Damian, Lund, Crick, Aminde, Leopold Ndemnge, Mayosi, Bongani M., Kengne, Andre Pascal, Harris, Meredith, Achoki, Tom, Wiysonge, Charles S., Stein, Dan J. and Whiteford, Harvey (2019). Burden of non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2017: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet Global Health, 7 (10), e1375-e1387. doi: 10.1016/s2214-109x(19)30374-2
2019
Journal Article
The cost-effectiveness of stepped care for the treatment of anxiety disorders in adults: a model-based economic analysis for the Australian setting
Stiles, Jay A., Chatterton, Mary Lou, Le, Long Khanh-Dao, Lee, Yong Yi, Whiteford, Harvey and Mihalopoulos, Cathrine (2019). The cost-effectiveness of stepped care for the treatment of anxiety disorders in adults: a model-based economic analysis for the Australian setting. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 125 109812. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2019.109812
2019
Journal Article
A comprehensive analysis of mortality-related health metrics associated with mental disorders: a nationwide, register-based cohort study
Plana-Ripoll, Oleguer, Pedersen, Carsten Bøcker, Agerbo, Esben, Holtz, Yan, Erlangsen, Annette, Canudas-Romo, Vladimir, Andersen, Per Kragh, Charlson, Fiona J., Christensen, Maria K., Erskine, Holly E., Ferrari, Alize J., Iburg, Kim Moesgaard, Momen, Natalie, Mortensen, Preben Bo, Nordentoft, Merete, Santomauro, Damian F., Scott, James G., Whiteford, Harvey A., Weye, Nanna, McGrath, John J. and Laursen, Thomas M. (2019). A comprehensive analysis of mortality-related health metrics associated with mental disorders: a nationwide, register-based cohort study. The Lancet, 394 (10211), 1827-1835. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(19)32316-5
2019
Journal Article
Perceived need and barriers to adolescent mental health care: agreement between adolescents and their parents
Schnyder, N., Lawrence, D., Panczak, R., Sawyer, M. G., Whiteford, H. A., Burgess, P. M. and Harris, M. G. (2019). Perceived need and barriers to adolescent mental health care: agreement between adolescents and their parents. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 29 e60, 1-9. doi: 10.1017/S2045796019000568
2019
Journal Article
New WHO prevalence estimates of mental disorders in conflict settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Charlson, Fiona, van Ommeren, Mark, Flaxman, Abraham, Cornett, Joseph, Whiteford, Harvey and Saxena, Shekhar (2019). New WHO prevalence estimates of mental disorders in conflict settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet, 394 (10194), 240-248. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)30934-1
2019
Journal Article
Erratum: Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (The Lancet (2018) 392(10159) (1923–1994), (S0140673618322256), (10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32225-6))
Stanaway, Jeffrey D., Afshin, Ashkan, Gakidou, Emmanuela, Lim, Stephen S., Abate, Degu, Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbasi, Nooshin, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdela, Jemal, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abebe, Molla, Abebe, Zegeye, Abera, Semaw F., Abil, Olifan Zewdie, Abraha, Haftom Niguse, Abrham, Aklilu Roba, Abu-Raddad, Laith Jamal, Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M.E., Accrombessi, Manfred Mario Kokou, Acharya, Dilaram, Acharya, Pawan, Adamu, Abdu A., Adane, Akilew Awoke, Adebayo, Oladimeji M., Adedoyin, Rufus Adesoji ... Murray, Christopher J.L. (2019). Erratum: Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (The Lancet (2018) 392(10159) (1923–1994), (S0140673618322256), (10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32225-6)). The Lancet, 393 (10190). doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)31429-1
2019
Journal Article
Childhood generalized specific phobia as an early marker of internalizing psychopathology across the lifespan: results from the World Mental Health Surveys
De Vries, Ymkje Anna, Al-Hamzawi, Ali, Alonso, Jordi, Borges, Guilherme, Bruffaerts, Ronny, Bunting, Brendan, Caldas-De-Almeida, José Miguel, Cia, Alfredo H., De Girolamo, Giovanni, Dinolova, Rumyana V., Esan, Oluyomi, Florescu, Silvia, Gureje, Oye, Haro, Josep Maria, Hu, Chiyi, Karam, Elie G., Karam, Aimee, Kawakami, Norito, Kiejna, Andrzej, Kovess-Masfety, Viviane, Lee, Sing, Mneimneh, Zeina, Navarro-Mateu, Fernando, Piazza, Marina, Scott, Kate, Ten Have, Margreet, Torres, Yolanda, Viana, Maria Carmen, Kessler, Ronald C. ... Wojtyniak, Bogdan (2019). Childhood generalized specific phobia as an early marker of internalizing psychopathology across the lifespan: results from the World Mental Health Surveys. BMC Medicine, 17 (1) 101, 101. doi: 10.1186/s12916-019-1328-3
2019
Journal Article
Global, regional, and national burden of neurological disorders, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
Feigin, Valery L., Nichols, Emma, Alam, Tahiya, Bannick, Marlena S., Beghi, Ettore, Blake, Natacha, Culpepper, William J., Dorsey, E. Ray, Elbaz, Alexis, Ellenbogen, Richard G., Fisher, James L., Fitzmaurice, Christina, Giussani, Giorgia, Glennie, Linda, James, Spencer L., Johnson, Catherine Owens, Kassebaum, Nicholas J., Logroscino, Giancarlo, Marin, Benoit, Mountjoy-Venning, W. Cliff, Minh Nguyen,, Ofori-Asenso, Richard, Patel, Anoop P., Piccininni, Marco, Roth, Gregory A., Steiner, Timothy J., Stovner, Lars Jacob, Szoeke, Cassandra E. I., Theadom, Alice ... GBD 2016 Neurology Collaborators (2019). Global, regional, and national burden of neurological disorders, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Lancet Neurology, 18 (5), 459-480. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(18)30499-X
2019
Journal Article
Diseases, injuries, and risk factors in child and adolescent health, 1990 to 2017: Findings from the global burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors 2017 study
Reiner, Robert C., Olsen, Helen Elizabeth, Ikeda, Chad Thomas, Echko, Michelle M., Ballestreros, Katherine E., Manguerra, Helen, Martopullo, Ira, Millear, Anoushka, Shields, Chloe, Smith, Alison, Strub, Bryan, Abebe, Molla, Abebe, Zegeye, Adhena, Beyene Meressa, Adhikari, Tara Ballav, Akibu, Mohammed, Al-Raddadi, Rajaa M., Alvis-Guzman, Nelson, Antonio, Carl Abelardo T., Aremu, Olatunde, Asgedom, Solomon Weldegebreal, Asseffa, Netsanet Abera, Avila-Burgos, Leticia, Barac, Aleksandra, Bärnighausen, Till W., Bassat, Quique, Bensenor, Isabela M., Bhutta, Zulfiqar A., Bijani, Ali ... Kassebaum, Nicholas J. (2019). Diseases, injuries, and risk factors in child and adolescent health, 1990 to 2017: Findings from the global burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors 2017 study. JAMA Pediatrics, 173 (6) ARTN e190337, e190337. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.0337
2019
Journal Article
The epidemiology of psychosis in Indigenous populations in Cape York and the Torres Strait
Gynther, Bruce, Charlson, Fiona, Obrecht, Karin, Waller, Michael, Santomauro, Damian, Whiteford, Harvey and Hunter, Ernest (2019). The epidemiology of psychosis in Indigenous populations in Cape York and the Torres Strait. EClinicalMedicine, 10, 68-77. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2019.04.009
2019
Journal Article
Impact of the carer on length of hospital stay for mental health: Results from two Australian surveys
Hielscher, Emily, Diminic, Sandra, Harris, Meredith, Castle, David, Lee, Yong Yi, Kealton, Jan and Whiteford, Harvey (2019). Impact of the carer on length of hospital stay for mental health: Results from two Australian surveys. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 28 (2), 436-447. doi: 10.1111/inm.12543
2019
Journal Article
Association of cohort and individual substance use with risk of transitioning to drug use, drug use disorder, and remission from disorder: Findings from the World Mental Health Surveys
Degenhardt, Louisa, Bharat, Chrianna, Glantz, Meyer D., Sampson, Nancy A., Al-Hamzawi, Ali, Alonso, Jordi, Andrade, Laura H., Bunting, Brendan, Cia, Alfredo, De Girolamo, Giovanni, De Jonge, Peter, Demyttenaere, Koen, Gureje, Oye, Haro, Josep Maria, Harris, Meredith G., He, Yanling, Hinkov, Hristo, Karam, Aimee Nasser, Karam, Elie G., Kiejna, Andrzej, Kovess-Masfety, Viviane, Lasebikan, Victor, Lee, Sing, Levinson, Daphna, Medina-Mora, Maria Elena, Mneimneh, Zeina, Navarro-Mateu, Fernando, Piazza, Marina, Posada-Villa, José ... Whiteford,Harvey (2019). Association of cohort and individual substance use with risk of transitioning to drug use, drug use disorder, and remission from disorder: Findings from the World Mental Health Surveys. JAMA Psychiatry, 76 (7), 708-720. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.0163
2019
Journal Article
We have increased access to mental health treatment, but it needs to be effective treatment
Whiteford, Harvey (2019). We have increased access to mental health treatment, but it needs to be effective treatment. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 53 (3), 257-258. doi: 10.1177/0004867418814956
2019
Journal Article
Review of services to inform clinical frameworks for adolescents and young adults with severe, persistent and complex mental illness
Woody, Charlotte, Baxter, Amanda, Wright, Eryn, Gossip, Kate, Leitch, Elizabeth, Whiteford, Harvey and Scott, James G. (2019). Review of services to inform clinical frameworks for adolescents and young adults with severe, persistent and complex mental illness. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 24 (3), 503-528. doi: 10.1177/1359104519827631
2019
Journal Article
Global, regional, and national burden of suicide mortality 1990 to 2016: systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
Orpana, Heather M., Marczak, Laurie B., Arora, Megha, Abbasi, Nooshin, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abebe, Zegeye, Abraha, Haftom Niguse, Afarideh, Mohsen, Afshari, Mahdi, Ahmadi, Alireza, Aichour, Amani Nidhal, Aichour, Ibtihel, Aichour, Miloud Taki Eddine, Akseer, Nadia, Al‐raddadi, Rajaa M., Alahdab, Fares, Alkerwi, Ala'a, Allebeck, Peter, Alvis‐guzman, Nelson, Anber, Nahla Hamed, Anjomshoa, Mina, Antonio, Carl Abelardo T., Arora, Amit, Aryal, Krishna K., Asgedom, Solomon Weldegebreal, Awasthi, Ashish, Quintanilla, Beatriz Paulina Ayala, Badali, Hamid, Barker‐collo, Suzanne Lyn ... Naghavi, Mohsen (2019). Global, regional, and national burden of suicide mortality 1990 to 2016: systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. BMJ (Online), 364 94, l94. doi: 10.1136/bmj.l94
2019
Journal Article
A systematic review of service models and evidence relating to the clinically operated community-based residential mental health rehabilitation for adults with severe and persisting mental illness in Australia
Parker, Stephen, Hopkins, Gordon, Siskind, Dan, Harris, Meredith, McKeon, Gemma, Dark, Frances and Whiteford, Harvey (2019). A systematic review of service models and evidence relating to the clinically operated community-based residential mental health rehabilitation for adults with severe and persisting mental illness in Australia. BMC Psychiatry, 19 (1) 55, 55. doi: 10.1186/s12888-019-2019-5
2019
Journal Article
Exploring comorbidity within mental disorders among a Danish national population
Plana-Ripoll, Oleguer, Pedersen, Carsten Bøcker, Holtz, Yan, Benros, Michael E., Dalsgaard, Søren, De Jonge, Peter, Fan, Chun Chieh, Degenhardt, Louisa, Ganna, Andrea, Greve, Aja Neergaard, Gunn, Jane, Iburg, Kim Moesgaard, Kessing, Lars Vedel, Lee, Brian K., Lim, Carmen C. W., Mors, Ole, Nordentoft, Merete, Prior, Anders, Roest, Annelieke M., Saha, Sukanta, Schork, Andrew, Scott, James G., Scott, Kate M., Stedman, Terry, Sørensen, Holger J., Werge, Thomas, Whiteford, Harvey A., Laursen, Thomas Munk, Agerbo, Esben ... McGrath, John J. (2019). Exploring comorbidity within mental disorders among a Danish national population. JAMA Psychiatry, 76 (3), E1-E12. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2018.3658
2019
Conference Publication
The global coverage of prevalence data for mental disorders in children and adolescents
Enright, M.E., Erskine, H.E., Patton, G., Scott, J.G. and Whiteford, H.A. (2019). The global coverage of prevalence data for mental disorders in children and adolescents. 5th International Conference on Youth Mental Health, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 26-28 November 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
Development of the NMHSPF: estimating mental health needs and service requirements for Australia
Diminic, Sandra, Gossip, Kate, Leitch, Elizabeth, Fjeldsoe, Kevin, Woody, Charlotte, Page, Imogen, Wright, Eryn, Sparti, Claudia and Whiteford, Harvey (2019). Development of the NMHSPF: estimating mental health needs and service requirements for Australia. 11th Health Services and Policy Research Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 4-6 December 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
Adolescent-parent agreement on perceived need for and barriers to care. Or: how acceptable are adolescents’ mental health services?
Schnyder, N., Lawrence, D., Panczak, R., Sawyer, M., Whiteford, H., Burgess, P. and Harris, M. (2019). Adolescent-parent agreement on perceived need for and barriers to care. Or: how acceptable are adolescents’ mental health services?. 5th International Conference on Youth Mental Health , Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 26-28 October 2019.
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Harvey Whiteford is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring models of care for optimal care of acute mental health crises in Indigenous patients
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Alize Ferrari, Professor Roxanne Bainbridge, Associate Professor Janet Xiang-Yu Hou
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Doctor Philosophy
Bridging the implementation-evidence gap in Queensland's Mental Health Services: developing practice-based evidence to drive improvement and sustainability
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Stephen Parker
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Doctor Philosophy
Determinants and correlates of mental and substance use disorders amongst Indigenous Australians: An analysis of survey processes and epidemiological data
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Alize Ferrari
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Doctor Philosophy
Modelling Global Treatment Coverage for Mental Disorders
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Damian Santomauro, Dr Fiona Charlson
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Doctor Philosophy
Planning mental health services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults: an analysis of service models, prevalence, and local variation in needs
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sandra Diminic, Dr Alize Ferrari
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Doctor Philosophy
Mental Health Service Planning in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Meredith Harris, Dr Sandra Diminic
Completed supervision
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Defining and Measuring the Impact of Research on Mental Health Policy in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall, Professor Brian Head
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Exploring the characteristics and service needs of carers for adults with mental illness to inform mental health service planning
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Dan Siskind, Associate Professor Meredith Harris
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Who receives what, from whom, and to what effect at clinically operated, community-based residential mental health rehabilitation for Severe and Persistent Mental Illness in Australia?
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Dan Siskind, Associate Professor Meredith Harris
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Decision-analytic modelling to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of interventions to reduce the burden of major depression in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Meredith Harris
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS): The performance of a major Australian primary mental health initiative
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Meredith Harris
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Decision analytic modelling for the economic evaluation of multisectoral obesity interventions
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Holly Erskine
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Cognitive remediation and social cognition interaction training:implementation and dessimination in a clinical setting
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Neal Ashkanasy, Dr Damian Santomauro, Associate Professor Meredith Harris
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluation of Australia's primary mental health care initiatives: an epidemiological perspective
Principal Advisor
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Mental disorders in conflict-affected populations: epidemiological modelling for targeted mental health program development
Principal Advisor
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
The global burden of anxiety disorders: challenges in calculating prevalence and burden of disease using anxiety disorders as a case-study.
Principal Advisor
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Personalised Support and Accommodation for Adults with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Steve Kisely
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Mental Health Policy Reform: Developing a conceptual overview of content and process
Principal Advisor
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the contribution of psychosis and bipolar disorder to premature mortality
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Alize Ferrari, Dr Damian Santomauro, Dr Fiona Charlson
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Quality of Maternal and Newborn Care in Southeast Asian Contexts: Using Demographic and Health Surveys to Monitor and Explore Patterns of Care
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Hebe Gouda
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Physical activity patterns, attitudes and counselling among adults with mental illness
Associate Advisor
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
The mental health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in custody.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor John McGrath
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
The global epidemiology and burden of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and conduct disorder
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor James Scott
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Stimulant use disorders and psychosis: prevalence, correlates and impacts
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall, Professor Philip Burgess
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Schizophrenia in Thailand: Enabling better information for efficient solutions
Associate Advisor
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
An Economic Analysis of the Australian Nursing Home Industry
Associate Advisor
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
AN ECONOMIC EXAMINATION OF AUSTRALIAN PRIVATE PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES UNDER MEDICARE: CONCEPTUAL AND EMPIRICAL STUDIES
Associate Advisor
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