Reimbursement measures in European countries – findings of a bibliometric literature review
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Methods A literature review was carried out using thesaurus and free terms in several databases and grey literature. Setting: Out-patient and in-patient sectors including possible measures at the interface of out-patient and in-patient sectors and stakeholders involved: State (as regulator), third party payers and patients (funders); pharmaceutical industry. Inclusion criteria: Studies or documents published between 1993 and February 2013 in all European Union (EU) languages performed in all 28 EU Member States and European Economic Area.
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