Health reform in central and eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union

The Lancet

Volumn 374, Issue 9696, 2009, Pages 1186-1195

  Rechel, Bernd ^a,b   McKee, Martin ^a,b  

^a EUROPEAN OBSERVATORY ON HEALTH SYSTEMS AND POLICIES   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EASTERN EUROPE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; POLITICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; USSR;

AGED; COMMUNISM; EUROPE, EASTERN; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH TRANSITION; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; POLITICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; USSR;

EID: 70349484801     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61334-9     Document Type: Review

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