Comparative analysis of delivery of primary eye care in three European countries
Jahn, R.; Thomas, D.; Weegen, L.; Wasem, J.; Walendzik, A. · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2011 · Heft 8/09 · S. 1 bis 1
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Zusammenfassung
Einleitung/Hintergrund: The organization of primary eye care services in Europe is not uniform. While in some countries primary eye care is exclusively within the scope of practice of ophthalmologists, other systems rely on academically educated optometrists for these services. Daten und Methoden: The central question of this study is, whether costs and outcomes of eye care services differ in countries with different systems of delivery. Having similar populations and economic conditions, but differently organized eye care systems, the countries France, Germany and the UK are exemplarily analyzed as target count…