Changes in health care utilisation following a reform involving choice and privatisation in Swedish primary care: A five-year follow-up of GP-visits

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Beckman, Anders ^a   Anell, Anders ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Choice; Equity; Health care utilisation; Primary care; Privatisation; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIVATIZATION; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 84886742556     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-452     Document Type: Article

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