Efficiency and rationality in the planning of health care for people with AIDS: An application of the balance of care approach

AIDS

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 809-816

  Tramarin, Andrea ^a   Tolley, Keith ^b   Campostrini, Stefano ^c   De Lalla, Fausto ^a  

^a SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Balance of care; Costs; Economics; Efficiency; Health care

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; ITALY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 0030978291     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199706000-00014     Document Type: Article

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