Trading patients: Lessons from Scandinavia

Health Policy

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 317-327

  Botten, Grete ^a   Grepperud, Sverre ^a   Nerland, Sölve Mikal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cross border trade; Demand side reform; Health economics; Patient export

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; SCANDINAVIA;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONTRACT SERVICES; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; NORWAY; PATIENT TRANSFER; TRANSPORTATION; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 3242756727     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2003.12.014     Document Type: Article

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