Health care rationing: its effect on cardiologists in the United States and Britain

Health care rationing: its effect on cardiologists in the United States and Britain

American physicians complained most about increasing limits to their autonomy resulting from the intrusion of government, insurance companies and managed care agencies. British cardiologists indicated greater concern about workloads and the lack of resources in the NHS. The stresses are associated w...

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Veröffentlicht in:Sociology of health & illness 1994-01, Vol.16 (1), p.19-37
1. Verfasser: Gross, E B
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Cardiologists
Comparison
Factors
Health care
Occupational stress
Rationing
USA
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Zusammenfassung:American physicians complained most about increasing limits to their autonomy resulting from the intrusion of government, insurance companies and managed care agencies. British cardiologists indicated greater concern about workloads and the lack of resources in the NHS. The stresses are associated with the different types of health care rationing in the two countries. (Original abstract-amended)
ISSN:0141-9889