Are joint health plans effective for coordination of health services? An analysis based on theory and danish pre-reform results

International Journal of Integrated Care

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Strandberg Larsen, Martin ^a   Nielsen, Mikkel Bernt ^a   Krasnik, Allan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Coordinated care; Denmark; Health planning; Integrated care; National health system

Indexed keywords

EID: 84983108061     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15684156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5334/ijic.220     Document Type: Article

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