Health system performance comparison: New directions in research and policy

Health Policy

Volumn 112, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 1-3

  Papanicolas, Irene ^a   Kringos, Dionne ^b   Klazinga, Niek S ^b,c   Smith, Peter C ^d,e  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c OECD   (France)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARDS;

BENCHMARKING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INTERNATIONALITY; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 84885173037     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2013.07.018     Document Type: Editorial

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