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Author index Alonso, J., see Hunt, S.M., 33 year period in a Swedish primary care district, 177 Bucquet, D., see Hunt, S.M., 33 Landman, R., see Massari, V., 159 Caper, P., see Telyukov, A., 167 Landrivon, G., see Delahaye, F., 185 Colin, C., see Delahaye, F., 185 Langwell, K., see Hadley, J.P., 91 Defever, M., Long term care: the case of Mackenbach, J.P., Health care expenditure the elderly, 1 and mortality from amenable conditions Delahaye, F., Landrivon, G., Ecochard, R. in the European Community, 245 and Colin, C., Meta-analysis, 185 Massari, V., Fagnani, F., Landman, R. and Valleron, A.-J., Prevalence of HIV Ecochard, R., see Delahaye, F., 185 infection and cost of medical follow-up Edebalk, P.G., see Svensson, M., 197 for asymptomatic seropositive patients followed in general practice in France, Fagnani, F., see Massari, V., 159 159 McKenna, S., see Hunt, S.M., 33 Gerdtham, U.-G. and Jonsson, B., Health care expenditure in Sweden -— An Niero, M., see Hunt, S.M., 33 international comparison, 211 O’Shea, E., The financing of long term care Hadley, J.P. and Langwell, K., Managed in Ireland, 119 care in the United States: promises, evidence to date and future directions, Persson, U., see Svensson, M., 197 91 Hunt, S.M., Alonso, J., Bucquet, D., Niero, Sheiman, I., Health care reform in the M., Wiklund, I. and McKenna, §S., Russian Federation, 45 Cross-cultural adaptation of health Shiell, A., Competing hospitals: Assessing measures, 33 the impact of self-governing status in the United Kingdom, 141 Johannesson, M. and Jénsson, B., Cost- Svensson, M., Edebalk, P.G. and Persson, effectiveness analysis of hypertension U., Home service costs: The Swedish treatment — A review of methodological experience, 197 issues, 55 Jézan, P., The epidemiological future, 19 Telyukov, A. and Caper, P., The year after Joénsson, B., see Gerdtham, U.-G., 211 Kobuleti: What difference does it make?, Jénsson, B., see Johannesson, M., 55 167 Kobayashi, Y. and Yano, E., Structure, Valleron, A.-J., see Massari, V., 159 process, effectiveness and efficiency of the check and review system in Japan’s Wiklund, I., see Hunt, S.M., 33 health insurance, 229 Krakau, I., Trends in diagnosis over a 10- Yano, E., see Kobayashi, Y., 229 Subject index Aggregate analysis, 211 Leningrad experiment, 45 Aging, 1 Life span, 19 Long stay care, 119 Comparability, 55 Long term care, 1 Competition, 91 Computerization, 229 Managed care, 91 Cost-effectiveness analysis, 55 Means testing, 119 Medical cost, 159 Eastern Europe, 167 Meta-analysis, 185 Economic evaluation, 55 Morbidity, 19 Mortality, 19, 245 Efficiency, 141 Elderly care, 1 Equity, 141 Nottingham Health Profile, 33 Europe, 1 European Community, 245 Options for funding, 119 Evaluation, 141 Overview, 185 Financing care in Ireland, 119 Physician encounter registration, 177 Financing health care in the U.S.S.R., 45 Policies for the elderly, 1 Forecasting, 19 Preferred provider organization (PPO), 91 Prevalence, 159 General practice, 159 Primary care diagnosis, 177 Public health insurance, 229 Health care expenditure, 211, 245 Public/private mix, 45 Health care experiment, 1 Health insurance, 45, 167 Quality of care, 119 Health maintenance organization Quantitative literature review, 185 (HMO), 91 Health measure, 33 Review system, 229 HIV infection, 159 Home care cost, 197 Self-governing status, 141 Hypertension, 55 Soviet health care, 167 Standardization, 55 Income, assets and dependency, 119 Sweden, 197 Inequality in health, 19 International comparison, 211 Translation, 33 Kobuleti Conference, 167 Value of sentinel registration, 177