Activity-based costing: A practical model for cost calculation in radiotherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 522-535

  Lievens, Yolande ^a   Van Den Bogaert, Walter ^a   Kesteloot, Katrien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Activity based costing; Cost calculation; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

COSTS; RADIOTHERAPY;

RADIOTHERAPY COSTS;

ONCOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOTHERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0042383167     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(03)00579-0     Document Type: Article

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