The impact of decentralization of health services on health outcomes: Evidence from Canada

Applied Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 26, 2011, Pages 3907-3917

  Rubio, Dolores Jiménez ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; FISCAL REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PANEL DATA; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL POLICY; WELFARE IMPACT;

CANADA;

EID: 79961059539     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036841003742579     Document Type: Article

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