title: Geographic variation in health care--a special issue on the 40th anniversary of "Small area variation in health care delivery".
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Services Management, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, Schackstraße 4, 80539, Munich, Germany. Electronic address: sundmacher@bwl.lmu.de.
authors.forename: Leonie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sundmacher
authors.affiliation: Berlin University of Technology, Health Care Management, Economics and Management, Straße des 17. Juni 135, H80, Berlin 10623, Germany.
authors.forename: Reinhard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Busse
mesh_terms: D000846:Anniversaries and Special Events; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D062306:Geography, Medical; D006801:Humans; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'