Is patient choice democratizing Swedish primary care?

Health Policy

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 95-98

  Fredriksson, Mio ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Choice; Competition; Exit; Healthcare reform; Local democracy; Sweden; Voice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONFLICT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PATIENT PREFERENCE; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC FIGURE; SELF CONCEPT; SWEDEN;

EID: 84879841744     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.12.002     Document Type: Article

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