Health law in Europe: From the present to the future

European Journal of Health Law

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 261-272

  Gevers, Sjef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Health law; Human rights; Internationalisation of health care; Role of the European union; Societal change

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; MEDICAL RECORD; PROPHYLAXIS; EUROPE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EUROPE; HUMANS;

EID: 58149177983     PISSN: 09290273     EISSN: 15718093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157180908X338214     Document Type: Article

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13. Another, related issue that is not discussed here but can have substantial effects on local health care, is the mobility across Europe of trained professionals, causing a shortage in some parts of the continent.
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