Social security and health care consumption: A comparison of alternative systems: Private and public health insurance in the UK

European Economic Review

Volumn 42, Issue 3-5, 1998, Pages 491-497

  Besley, Timothy ^a,b   Hall, John ^b   Preston, Ian ^b,c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health insurance; Public health sector; Waiting lists

Indexed keywords

INSURANCE SYSTEM; MEDICAL INSURANCE; SOCIAL POLICY;

UK;

EID: 0031708721     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0014-2921(98)00004-x     Document Type: Article

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