Social diversity and access to healthcare in Europe: how does European Union's legislation prevent from discrimination in healthcare?

• Main Authors: Marcin Orzechowski (Author), Marianne Nowak (Author), Katarzyna Bielińska (Author), Anna Chowaniec (Author), Robert Doričić (Author), Mojca Ramšak (Author), Paweł Łuków (Author), Amir Muzur (Author), Zvonka Zupanič-Slavec (Author), Florian Steger (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Social diversity can affect healthcare outcomes in situations when access to healthcare is limited for specific groups. Although the principle of equality is one of the central topics on the agenda of the European Union (EU), its scope in the field of healthcare, however, is rela...