Changing choices in health care: Implications for equity, efficiency and cost

Health Economics, Policy and Law

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 251-267

  Bevan, Gwyn ^a   Helderman, Jan Kees ^b   Wilsford, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EUROPE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMIC; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL;

EID: 77955921337     PISSN: 17441331     EISSN: 1744134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1744133110000022     Document Type: Review

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