Divide et impera: Protecting the growth of health care incomes (COSTS)

Health Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-54

  Reinhardt, Uwe ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL COST; MEDICAL FEE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

COST OF ILLNESS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ECONOMICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 82955173650     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1813     Document Type: Article

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