A patient mobility framework that travels: European and United States-Mexican comparisons

Health Policy

Volumn 97, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 225-231

  Laugesen, Miriam J ^a   Vargas Bustamante, Arturo ^b  

^a Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross border healthcare; European Union; Mexico; Patient mobility; United States

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EUROPE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MEXICO; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PATIENT MOBILITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

EUROPE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL TOURISM; MEXICO; MOTIVATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956177386     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.05.006     Document Type: Article

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