Efficiency of home care: Notes for an economic approach to resource allocation

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 277-298

  Bishop, Christine E ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOME CARE; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICARE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0032799965     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089826439901100302     Document Type: Review

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