Inequity in the use of physician services in Norway before and after introducing patient lists in primary care

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Grasdal, Astrid L ^a   Monstad, Karin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR; LIVING STANDARD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC ACCESS;

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NORWAY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT LIST SYSTEM; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY;

NORWAY;

EID: 79958766685     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-10-25     Document Type: Article

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