An empirical investigation of the efficiency effects of integrated care models in Switzerland

International Journal of Integrated Care

Volumn 12, Issue JANUARY-MARCH 201, 2012, Pages

  Reich, Oliver ^a   Rapold, Roland ^b   Flatscher Thöni, Magdalena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b Helsana Group   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Efficiency effects; Integrated care; Selection effects; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872328945     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15684156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5334/ijic.685     Document Type: Article

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