Physicians' views on resource availability and equity in four European health care systems

Hurst, Samia; Forde, Reidun; Reiter-Theil, Stella; Slowther, Anne-Marie; Perrier, Arnaud; Pegoraro, Renzo; Danis, Marion

doi:10.1186/1472-6963-7-137

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English

Physicians' views on resource availability and equity in four European health care systems

ContributorsHurst, Samia

; Forde, Reidun; Reiter-Theil, Stella; Slowther, Anne-Marie; Perrier, Arnaud; Pegoraro, Renzo; Danis, Marion

Published inBMC health services research, vol. 7, p. 137-146

Publication date2007

Abstract

In response to limited resources, health care systems have adopted diverse cost-containment strategies and give priority to differing types of interventions. The perception of physicians, who witness the effects of these strategies, may provide useful insights regarding the impact of system-wide priority setting on access to care.

Keywords

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Attitude of Health Personnel
Cost Control/statistics & numerical data
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Great Britain
Health Care Rationing/statistics & numerical data
Health Care Surveys
Humans
Italy
Male
Middle Aged
Norway
Professional Practice/statistics & numerical data
Social Perception
Switzerland

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires / Institut Ethique Histoire Humanités

Research groups

Ethique biomédicale (783)

Citation (ISO format)

HURST, Samia et al. Physicians” views on resource availability and equity in four European health care systems. In: BMC health services research, 2007, vol. 7, p. 137–146. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-7-137

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PID : unige:84957
DOI : 10.1186/1472-6963-7-137
PMID : 17764556

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Journal ISSN1472-6963

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