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Document type:
Journal Article; Review; Article
Author(s):
Hunger, Theresa; Schnell-Inderst, Petra; Hintringer, Katharina; Schwarzer, Ruth; Seifert-Klauss, Vanadin; Gothe, Holger; Wasem, Jürgen; Siebert, Uwe
Title:
Health technology assessment of utilization, practice and ethical issues of self-pay services in the German ambulatory health care setting.
Abstract:
The provision of self-pay medical services is common across health care systems, but understudied. According to the German Medical Association, such services should be medically necessary, recommended or at least justifiable, and requested by the patient. We investigated the empirical evidence regarding frequency and practice of self-pay services as well as related ethical, social, and legal issues (ELSI).A systematic literature search in electronic databases and a structured internet search on...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Int J Public Health
Year:
2014
Journal volume:
59
Journal issue:
1
Pages contribution:
175-87
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1007/s00038-013-0494-x
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23903284
Print-ISSN:
1661-8556
TUM Institution:
Frauenklinik und Poliklinik
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