The financial crisis in Italy: Implications for the healthcare sector

Health Policy

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 10-16

  De Belvis, Antonio Giulio ^a   Ferrè, Francesca ^b   Specchia, Maria Lucia ^a   Valerio, Luca ^a   Fattore, Giovanni ^b   Ricciardi, Walter ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Financial crisis; Healthcare; Italy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; MENTAL DISEASE; NUTRITION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL CARE; TAX;

ECONOMIC RECESSION; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; ITALY; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS;

EID: 84861234168     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.04.003     Document Type: Article

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