Equity in the delivery of health care in Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 259-264

  Gerdtham, U G ^a   Sundberg, G ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^b Department of Economics ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

distribution; equity; health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN;

EID: 21544475509     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14034948980260040501     Document Type: Article

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