Health, economic crisis, and austerity: A comparison of Greece, Finland and Iceland

Highlights • There are conflicting reports on the health effects of the Great Recession. • Some authors have claimed that a health tragedy is developing in Greece. • It is also claimed that Finland and Iceland have avoided that tragedy. • Data show however that Greece has not evolved worse than the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Health policy (Amsterdam) 2015-07, Vol.119 (7), p.941-953
Hauptverfasser:	Tapia Granados, José A, Rodriguez, Javier M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Budgets Communicable diseases Delivery of Health Care - economics Economic conditions Economic Recession Finland Greece Health administration Health policy Health Policy - economics Health service performance Humans Iceland Internal Medicine Medical service Population Population health Public health Public Health - economics
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • There are conflicting reports on the health effects of the Great Recession. • Some authors have claimed that a health tragedy is developing in Greece. • It is also claimed that Finland and Iceland have avoided that tragedy. • Data show however that Greece has not evolved worse than the others. • Life expectancy and vaccination rates had indeed evolved better in Greece.
ISSN:	0168-8510 1872-6054
DOI:	10.1016/j.healthpol.2015.04.009