Market-oriented, demand-driven health care reforms and equity in health and health care utilization in Sweden

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 271-285

  Burström, Bo ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EMPOWERMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; PUBLIC ACCESS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EMPOWERMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; JUSTICE; MARKET; MEDICAL FEE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; REVIEW; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SWEDEN; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MANAGED COMPETITION; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SWEDEN;

EID: 68049085554     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/HS.39.2.c     Document Type: Review

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