Diversity and dynamics of patient cost-sharing for physicians' and hospital services in the 27 European Union countries

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 585-590

  Tambor, Marzena ^a,b   Pavlova, Milena ^b   Woch, Piotr ^a,b   Groot, Wim ^b,c  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

European Union; health care financing; patient cost sharing; public health care system

Indexed keywords

COST; ECONOMICS; EUROPEAN UNION; FEE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW;

COST SHARING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; EUROPEAN UNION; FEES AND CHARGES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 80053478444     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckq139     Document Type: Article

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