The challenge of privately-financed community health programs in an era of cost containment: A case study of poison control centers

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 411-428

  Lerner, Wayne M ^a   Warner, Kenneth E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FINANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MONITORING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POISON CENTER; SHORT SURVEY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; HUMAN; INFANT; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0023811247     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3342644     Document Type: Article

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