Cuts without conflict: The use of political strategy in local health system retrenchment in Sweden
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112464
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Sweden; Disinvestment; Retrenchment; Rationing; Political strategy; Blame avoidance; Blame sharing; Local health system;All these keywords.
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