Devolved budgetary responsibility in primary care: A cross-country assessment of the impact on efficiency

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 17-25

  Wilton, P ^a   Smith, Richard D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Budget holding; Econometric; Efficiency; Primary care reform

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COST; NETHERLANDS; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 24044536143     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-001-0087-0     Document Type: Article

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