Payments and quality of care in private for-profit and public hospitals in Greece

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Empirical evidence on how ownership type affects the quality and cost of medical care is growing, and debate on these topics is ongoing. Despite the fact that the private sector is a major provider of hospital services in Greece, lit...

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Main Authors: Smyrnakis Emmanouil, Giannakopoulos Stathis, Gavana Magda, Kondilis Elias, Dombros Nikolaos, Benos Alexis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-09-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/11/234