Why U.S. health care expenditure and ranking on health care indicators are so different from Canada's

International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-24

  Spithoven, A H G M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Canada; Health care expenditure; United States

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLASSIFICATION; COST CONTROL; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DRUG COST; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; COST CONTROL; CULTURE; DRUG COSTS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 60849096081     PISSN: 13896563     EISSN: 15736962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10754-008-9044-0     Document Type: Article

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