Patient organizations in Finland: Increasing numbers and great variation

Health Expectations

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 221-233

  Toiviainen, Hanna K ^a   Vuorenkoski, Lauri H ^a   Hemminki, Elina K ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

health consumer groups; health policy; non governmental organizations; patient organizations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; DECISION MAKING; DRUG INDUSTRY; ECONOMICS; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; PHYSICIAN; POLITICS;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DRUG INDUSTRY; FINLAND; HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; PATIENTS; PHYSICIANS; POLITICS; SOCIETIES;

EID: 77955313814     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: 13697625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-7625.2008.00499.x     Document Type: Article

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