Risk equalization, competition, and choice: A preliminary assessment of the 1993 German health reforms

Sozial- und Praventivmedizin

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 212-223

  Wysong, Jere A ^a   Abel, Thomas ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c Inst Sozial und Praventivmedisin   (Switzerland)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOCIAL MEDICINE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0029741507     PISSN: 03038408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01299481     Document Type: Article

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