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A retrospective analysis of health systems in Denmark and Kaiser Permanente

Anne Frølich1*, Michaela L Schiøtz2, Martin Strandberg-Larsen2, John Hsu3, Allan Krasnik2, Finn Diderichsen4, Jim Bellows5, Jes Søgaard6 and Karen White7

Author Affiliations

1 Copenhagen Hospital Corporation, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, Bispebjerg Hospital, 2400 Copenhagen NV, Denmark

2 Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 5, Building 15, 1014 Copenhagen K, Denmark

3 Center for Health Policy Studies, Kaiser Permanente, 2000 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612, USA

4 Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen Øster Farimagsgade 5, Building 9, 1014 Copenhagen K, Denmark

5 Care Management Institute, Kaiser Permanente, One Kaiser Plaza, 16th Floor, Oakland, CA 94612, USA

6 Danish Institute for Health Services Research Dampfærgevej 27–29, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark

7 Institute for Global Health, University of California/San Francisco, 50 Beale Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA

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BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:252 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-8-252

Published: 11 December 2008

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Elements of health systems useful for making meaningful comparisons. Recommended sample types of information in six domain areas for comparing health systems.

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