Introducing managed care in Switzerland: Impact on use of health services

Public Health

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 417-422

  Etter, J F ^a   Perneger, T V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Gatekeeper; Health insurance; Health services utilisation; Managed care

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE POLICY; MANAGED CARE; POLICY IMPACT; SERVICE UTILISATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BUDGET; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MANAGED CARE; NORMAL HUMAN; SWITZERLAND;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0030726740     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3506(97)00093-0     Document Type: Article

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