Norwegian priority guidelines: Estimating the distributional implications across age, gender and SES

Health Policy

Volumn 95, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 264-270

  Carlsen, Fredrik ^a   Kaarboe, Oddvar M ^b,c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c Health Economics Bergen   (Norway)

Author keywords

Distribution; Elective treatment; Prioritization; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; NORWAY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NORWAY; PATIENT SELECTION; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; REGISTRIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 77950929741     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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