Attitudes to cuts in expenditure and increased fees in health care

Public Health

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 71-75

  Myllykangas, M ^a   Ryynanen O P ^a   Kinnunen, J ^a   Takala, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Allocation of health care; Decision making; Priorities in health; Purchasing; Rationing; Resources

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COST CONTROL; DENTISTRY; DISABLED PERSON; FAMILY PLANNING; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOME CARE; HYGIENE; MEDICAL FEE; NURSE; OBSTETRIC CARE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN; POLITICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROPHYLAXIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION CENTER; SOCIAL CARE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0030900664     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3506(97)90003-2     Document Type: Article

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