Resource absorption in a health service system

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 337-345

  MacLean, Leonard C ^a   Richman, Alex ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AlgoPlus Consulting Limited   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CANADA; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; CANADA; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NOVA SCOTIA; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 0035656139     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011850529748     Document Type: Article

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