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Social inequalities in the use of health care services after 8 years of health care reforms – a comparative study of the Baltic countries

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  • Jarno Habicht
  • Raul-Allan Kiivet
  • Triin Habicht
  • Anton Kunst

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After 8 years of reforms, important pro-rich inequalities in the use of health services existed. In Latvia, these inequalities were largest, possibly due to higher ratio of cost sharing as compared to Estonia and Lithuania. Copyright Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel 2009

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  • Jarno Habicht & Raul-Allan Kiivet & Triin Habicht & Anton Kunst, 2009. "Social inequalities in the use of health care services after 8 years of health care reforms – a comparative study of the Baltic countries," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 54(4), pages 250-259, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijphth:v:54:y:2009:i:4:p:250-259
    DOI: 10.1007/s00038-009-8012-x
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    1. Mozhaeva, Irina, 2022. "Inequalities in utilization of institutional care among older people in Estonia," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 126(7), pages 704-714.
    2. L. G. González Ortiz & G. Masiero, 2013. "Disentangling spillover effects of antibiotic consumption: a spatial panel approach," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 45(8), pages 1041-1054, March.
    3. Greg Stapleton & Peter Schröder-Bäck & Helmut Brand & David Townend, 2014. "Health inequalities and regional specific scarcity in primary care physicians: ethical issues and criteria," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 59(3), pages 449-455, June.
    4. Sorin Dan & Riin Savi, 2015. "Payment systems and incentives in primary care: implications of recent reforms in Estonia and Romania," International Journal of Health Planning and Management, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 30(3), pages 204-218, July.
    5. Giuliano Masiero & Massimo Filippini & Matus Ferech & Herman Goossens, 2010. "Socioeconomic determinants of outpatient antibiotic use in Europe," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 55(5), pages 469-478, October.

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