Programme budgeting and marginal analysis: An approach to priority setting in need of refinement

Journal of Health Services Research & Policy

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 147-153

  Posnett, John ^a   Street, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COST; DECISION TREE; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

BUDGETS; COST ALLOCATION; DECISION TREES; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOFTWARE DESIGN; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0030177397     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: 17581060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135581969600100306     Document Type: Article

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