Health policy as a fuzzy concept: Methodological problems encountered when evaluating health policy reforms in an international perspective

Health Policy

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 139-155

  Kroneman, Madelon W ^a   Van Der Zee, Jouke ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Comparative research; Health care policy; Health care systems; Methodology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY;

BELGIUM; DATA COLLECTION; EUROPE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FRANCE; FUZZY LOGIC; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; HUNGARY; POLICY MAKING; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING;

EID: 0030910378     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8510(96)00890-1     Document Type: Article

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