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Cross-country comparisons of health-care costs: The case of cancer treatment in the Nordic countries

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  • Kalseth, Jorid
  • Halvorsen, Thomas
  • Kalseth, Birgitte
  • Sarheim Anthun, Kjartan
  • Peltola, Mikko
  • Kautiainen, Kirsi
  • Häkkinen, Unto
  • Medin, Emma
  • Lundgren, Jonatan
  • Rehnberg, Clas
  • Másdóttir, Birna Björg
  • Heimisdottir, Maria
  • Bjarnadóttir, Helga Hrefna
  • Køtlum, Jóanis Erik
  • Kilsmark, Janni
  • Halsteinli, Vidar

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The objective of this study is to perform a cross-country comparison of cancer treatment costs in the Nordic countries, and to demonstrate the added value of decomposing documented costs in interpreting national differences.

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  • Kalseth, Jorid & Halvorsen, Thomas & Kalseth, Birgitte & Sarheim Anthun, Kjartan & Peltola, Mikko & Kautiainen, Kirsi & Häkkinen, Unto & Medin, Emma & Lundgren, Jonatan & Rehnberg, Clas & Másdóttir, B, 2014. "Cross-country comparisons of health-care costs: The case of cancer treatment in the Nordic countries," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 115(2), pages 172-179.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:115:y:2014:i:2:p:172-179
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2014.01.003
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