A Mediterranean paradigm? Convergence and divergence in the Southern European Health Care Systems

The concept of a ‘Mediterranean paradigm’ was raised by Josep Figueras in 1994 as a distinctive Southern European model for the health care systems of Italy, Spain and Greece based on the basis of six factors. The subsequent debate (including Portugal, too) is reconstructed on the basis of pros and...

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Main Author: Guido Giarelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu (Unesp) 2021-10-01
Series:Interface: Comunicação, Saúde, Educação
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1414-32832021000100163&tlng=en