Contractual design and PPPs for hospitals: Lessons for the Portuguese model

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 437-453

  Barros, Pedro Pita ^a,b   Martinez Giralt, Xavier ^c  

^a NOVA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (Portugal)

^b CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Contract design; Public private partnerships

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL BUILDING; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL WELFARE;

ALGORITHMS; CONTRACTS; HOSPITALS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PORTUGAL; PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 69249226169     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-009-0152-7     Document Type: Article

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