Health services research in Europe: Evaluating and improving its contribution to health care policy

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages 1-5

  Hansen, Johan ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; EDITORIAL; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; POLITICS; POPULATION GROWTH; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

EUROPE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 79957442486     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jhsrp.2011.011058     Document Type: Editorial

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