Health services research  in Hungary

Boncz, Imre; Sebestyén, Andor

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00430.x

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To the Editor: We read with great interest the editorial by Gruen and colleagues on the recent developments in health services research and the establishment of an EPOC (Effective Practice and Organisation of Care) satellite at the National Institute of Clinical Studies in Australia.1

1 Department of Health Policy, National Health Insurance Fund Administration (OEP), Budapest, Hungary.
2 County Baranya Health Insurance Fund Administration, National Health Insurance Fund Administration (OEP), Pécs, Hungary.

Correspondence: boncz.i@oep.hu

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