Good health at a modest price: the fruit of primary care.
Particularly in respect of life expectancy, Norway's historical bias towards primary care has produced similar results to those of Sweden, where hospital treatment has traditionally been more prominent. The per capita cost of health care, however, has been significantly lower in Norway than in Sweden.
Agdestein
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School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles 90024-1772.
Roemer
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D005102:Health Expenditures; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics*; D009664:Norway; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D013548:Sweden