The cost of radiotherapy: A Piedmont experience;Il costo della radioterapia: L'esperienza piemontese

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 656-662

  Gabriele, Pietro ^a,f   Ozzello, Franca ^b   Nhegri, Gian Luigi ^c   Rotta, Paolo ^d   Pasquino, Massimo ^b   Sinistrero, Giuseppe ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

^c MAGGIORE DELLA CARITÀ HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

^e Fondazione A Pinna Pintor   (Italy)

^f MAURIZIANO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cost Radiotherapy; Quality assurance; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; ITALY; MANPOWER; RADIOLOGY; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; RADIOTHERAPY; STATISTICS; TIME MANAGEMENT;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; ITALY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOLOGY; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; RADIOTHERAPY; TIME MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032084371     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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