Incentives and remuneration systems in dental services

International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 259-278

  Grytten, Jostein ^a   Holst, Dorthe ^a   Skau, Irene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Contracts; Dentists; Effectiveness; Incentives; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DENTIST; DENTISTRY; ECONOMICS; FEE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; NORWAY; REIMBURSEMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DENTISTS; FEES, DENTAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, DENTAL; MALE; MODELS, ECONOMIC; NORWAY; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; STATE DENTISTRY;

EID: 67849122761     PISSN: 13896563     EISSN: 15736962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10754-008-9050-2     Document Type: Article

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