Restructuring health systems for an era of prolonged austerity: An essay by Richard B Saltman and Zachary Cahn

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 346, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Saltman, Richard B ^a   Cahn, Zachary ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; DENMARK; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMPLOYER; FAMILY COUNSELING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; GROWTH RATE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; LATVIA; MEDICAL FEE; NORWAY; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SOCIAL INSURANCE; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC RECESSION; ECONOMICS; EUROPE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TIME;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ECONOMIC RECESSION; EUROPE; GREAT BRITAIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84882961948     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.f3972     Document Type: Review

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