The effect of a private sector on the waiting time in a national health service

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 381-396

  Iversen, Tor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Interaction public private sector; National health service; Waiting lists

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; POLITICS; PUBLIC HOSPITAL;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NORWAY; PATIENT ADMISSION; PRIVATE SECTOR; STATE MEDICINE; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 0030852103     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6296(96)00518-8     Document Type: Article

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