How do Europeans perceive their healthcare system patterns of satisfaction and preference for state involvement in the field of healthcare

European Sociological Review

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 177-192

  Wendt, Claus ^a,b   Kohl, Jürgen ^c   Mischke, Monika ^a   Pfeifer, Michaela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

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EID: 77950523730     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcp014     Document Type: Article

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