Waiting times for elective treatments according to insurance status: A randomized empirical study in Germany

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 7, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Lungen, Markus ^a   Stollenwerk, Bjoern ^b   Messner, Philipp ^a   Lauterbach, Karl W ^a   Gerber, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMPIRICISM; GASTROSCOPY; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING TEST; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MEDICAL SERVICE; MYDRIASIS; PHYSICIAN; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; REIMBURSEMENT; TELEPHONE;

EID: 39549099128     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-7-1     Document Type: Article

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