The role of competition in health care: A western European perspective

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 687-704

  Jost, Timothy Stoltzfus ^a   Dawson, Diane ^b   Den Exter, André ^c  

^a WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LAW; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; EUROPE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; ROLE;

EID: 33745700970     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-2005-014     Document Type: Review

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