Service production and contract choice in primary physician services

Health Policy

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-93

  Sørensen, Rune J ^a   Grytten, Jostein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Contracting; Payment systems; Primary physician services

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; CONTRACT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; NORWAY; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; SALARY;

EID: 0141785058     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8510(03)00026-5     Document Type: Article

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