Individual responsibility for what? - A conceptual framework for exploring the suitability of private financing in a publicly funded health-care system

Health Economics, Policy and Law

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 201-223

  Tinghög, Gustav ^a   Carlsson, Per ^b   Lyttkens, Carl H ^c  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b National Center for Priority Setting in Health Care   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMODIFICATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

COMMERCE; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRIVATE SECTOR; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL WELFARE; SWEDEN;

EID: 77955925116     PISSN: 17441331     EISSN: 1744134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S174413310999017X     Document Type: Review

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