Health spending in OECD countries in 2004: An update

Health Affairs

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1481-1489

  Anderson, Gerard F ^a   Frogner, Bianca K ^b   Reinhardt, Uwe E ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MORTALITY; REVIEW; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MORTALITY; RISK-TAKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35148881114     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 02782715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.26.5.1481     Document Type: Review

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