Health system organization models (Including Targets and Goals for Health Systems)

International Encyclopedia of Public Health

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 247-256

  Stevens, F C J ^a   Van Der Zee, J ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Demographic transition; Epidemiological transition; Health care funding; Health care innovations; Health care market; Health care systems; Models; National health; Role of the state; Social insurance; Societal transition; Wealth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884437469     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012373960-5.00309-9     Document Type: Chapter

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