Rationalizing rural hospital services in Kazakstan

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 155-167

  Ensor, Tim ^a   Thompson, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hospital restructuring; Kazakstan; Length of stay

Indexed keywords

HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITAL SECTOR; REFORM PROCESS; RURAL AREA; SERVICE PROVISION; SOCIAL POLICY;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MANPOWER; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROPHYLAXIS; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); COST CONTROL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HOSPITAL RESTRUCTURING; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HOSPITALS, RURAL; KAZAKHSTAN; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT ADMISSION; STATE MEDICINE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

KAZAKHSTAN;

EID: 0032807526     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1751(199904/06)14:2<155::AID-HPM540>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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