Geographic variation in the cost of ambulatory care in Switzerland

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 18-23

  Busato, André ^a   Matter, Pius ^b   Künzi, Beat ^c   Goodman, David ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c Swisspep Institute for Quality and Research in Healthcare   (Switzerland)

^d DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RURAL AREA; SWITZERLAND; URBAN AREA;

AMBULATORY CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SMALL-AREA ANALYSIS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84856265442     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jhsrp.2011.010056     Document Type: Article

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