Local government decision-making and access to primary physician services in Norway

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 697-720

  Sørensen, Rune ^b   Rongen, Gunnar ^b   Grytten, Jostein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; NORWAY; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW;

EID: 0030707497     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/3WEV-1L2G-XAU6-UJF3     Document Type: Review

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