The Sisyphus syndrome in health revisited

International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 127-145

  Zweifel, Peter ^a   Steinmann, Lukas ^a   Eugster, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dynamic feedback; Health care expenditure; Production of health; Sisyphus syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 20344371687     PISSN: 13896563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10754-005-1864-6     Document Type: Article

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