Reforming health care financing in Bulgaria: The population perspective

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 753-765

  Balabanova, Dina ^a   McKee, Martin ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Bulgaria; Population; Reform; Values

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; FINANCIAL PROVISION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; REFORM PROCESS; WELFARE REFORM;

BULGARIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; EUROPE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; POLITICS; POPULATION MODEL; POPULATION RESEARCH; SOCIAL INSURANCE;

BULGARIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 0346367054     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(03)00241-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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