User choice in European health systems: Towards a systematic framework for analysis

Health Economics, Policy and Law

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-30

  Kreisz, Florian P ^a   Gericke, Christian ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPETITION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSUMER; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMANITIES; MARKETING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFIT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; LITERATURE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; STANDARD;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EUROPE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; PATIENT PREFERENCE; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 77449112349     PISSN: 17441331     EISSN: 1744134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1744133109990132     Document Type: Article

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