The convergence of health care financing structures: Empirical evidence from OECD-countries

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-18

  Leiter, Andrea M ^a   Theurl, Engelbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Convergence; Health care financing; Health care system

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INCOME; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL INSURANCE;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC;

EID: 84858697746     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: 16187601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-010-0265-z     Document Type: Article

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