title: [A world perspective on social security systems].
abstract: A brief account of the main events in the history of National Health Insurance systems is presented, from its beginnings in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, with the creation of "sickness insurance" funds, to the patterns of its development in today's world.
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Roemer
mesh_terms: D014943:Global Health; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D011634:Public Health; D012943:Social Security / Q000266:history* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration; D014857:Warfare
vernacular_title: Perspectiva mundial de los sistemas de seguridad social.