Allocation of authority in European health policy

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1595-1603

  Adolph, Christopher ^a   Greer, Scott L ^b   Massard da Fonseca, Elize ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Brazilian Center for Analysis and Planning   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bayesian models; Decentralization; Europe; Federalism; Health policy

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DECENTRALIZATION; DRUG; FEDERAL SYSTEM; FINANCE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; COST CONTROL; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; DECENTRALIZATION; EUROPE; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

BAYES THEOREM; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EUROPEAN UNION; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; SWITZERLAND;

EUROPE;

EID: 84865649175     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.05.041     Document Type: Article

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