Is patient choice the future of health care systems?

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 121-123

  Fotaki, Marianna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Health ethics; Market; Patient choice; Public good; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

EID: 85002489738     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23225939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15171/ijhpm.2013.22     Document Type: Article

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