Privatisation of health care in Slovenia in the period 1992-2008

Health Policy

Volumn 90, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 262-269

  Albreht, Tit ^a   Klazinga, Niek ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Health care; Health care reforms; Privatisation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTISTRY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SLOVENIA; TAXONOMY;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PRIVATIZATION; PUBLIC OPINION; SLOVENIA;

EID: 63749096696     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2008.10.007     Document Type: Article

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