The Spanish health care system: Lessons for newly industrialized countries

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 164-173

  Rodríguez, Eunice ^a,c   De Puelles, Pedro Gallo ^b   Jovell, Albert J ^b  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b Catalan Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Research   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL SERVICE; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INFANT MORTALITY; MANPOWER PLANNING; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SPAIN;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SPAIN; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0345712388     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/14.2.164     Document Type: Review

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