Analysing arrangements for cross-border mobility of patients in the European Union: A proposal for a framework

Health Policy

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-36

  Legido Quigley, Helena ^a   Glinos, Irene A ^b,c   Baeten, Rita ^d   McKee, Martin ^a   Busse, Reinhard ^e  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b EUROPEAN OBSERVATORY ON HEALTH SYSTEMS AND POLICIES   (United Kingdom)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d European Social Observatory (OSE)   (Belgium)

^e TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conceptual framework; Cross border health care; EU; Patient mobility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; PATIENT MOBILITY;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL TOURISM; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS;

EID: 84867330897     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.07.001     Document Type: Article

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