How can our health systems be re-engineered to meet the future challenges? The Swedish experience

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 677-679

  Calltorp, Johan ^a  

^a NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Health determinants; Health services; Sweden; UK; USA

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASES; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC CRISIS; FUNDING; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; KNOWLEDGE; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; NOTE; ORGANIZATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIETY; SWEDEN; WELFARE;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC RECESSION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FORECASTING; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; POLITICS; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857060985     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.12.003     Document Type: Note

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