Health care modelling and clinical practice. Theoretical exercise or practical tool?

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 7-12

  Seymour, D G ^a  

^a Department of General Practice and Primary Care ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MASS COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REVIEW; STANDARD; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AGED; BED OCCUPANCY; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOFTWARE;

EID: 0035259243     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009685212822     Document Type: Article

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