The context for health reform in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Germany, and the United States

Health Policy

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Saltman, Richard B ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; Comparative health systems; Governance; Health reform

Indexed keywords

GERMANY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; REVIEW; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030727991     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8510(97)00050-X     Document Type: Article

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