Data sources, bed supply and performance in hospital systems: An Anglo- Czechoslovak comparison

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 103-108

  Forster, Donald P ^a   Frost, Brian ^b,d   Kamberská, Zuzana ^c   Holub, Jirí ^c  

^a TYNE AND WEAR NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic   (Czech Republic)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Czechoslovakia; England and Wales; Hospital inputs; Hospital performance; Regional variation; Trends

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032989778     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/9.2.103     Document Type: Article

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