Determining costs in VA: Research design problems and solutions illustrated with case studies

Medical Care

Volumn 37, Issue 4 SUPPL. 2, 1999, Pages

  Menke, Terri J ^a   Homan, Rick H ^b   Kashner, T Michael ^c  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VA NORTH TEXAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Costs; Data; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; THORAX SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; RENAL DIALYSIS; RESEARCH DESIGN; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 0033114095     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199904002-00004     Document Type: Article

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