Renovating the commons: Swedish health care reforms in perspective

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 253-275

  Saltman, Richard B ^a   Bergman, Sven Eric ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bergman and Dahlback AB ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRALIZATION; DECISION MAKING; EUROPE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; MARKET; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SECURITY; SWEDEN;

CULTURE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; SOCIAL VALUES; STATE MEDICINE; SWEDEN;

EID: 18244409593     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-30-1-2-253     Document Type: Review

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