What can we learn from German health incentive schemes?

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 339, Issue 7723, 2009, Pages 725-728

  Schmidt, Harald ^a   Gerber, Andreas ^b   Stock, Stephanie ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COST SAVINGS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; GERMANY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; REWARD; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 70349422218     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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