The Evolution of Physician Density in Switzerland

Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 247-282

  Wanzenried, Gabrielle ^a   Nocera, Sandra ^b  

^a LUCERNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS   (Switzerland)

^b Swiss School of Public Health Plus   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

C33; demand for health services; health policy; I11; I18; panel data; physician density

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954951985     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22356282     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03399254     Document Type: Article

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