Mixture distribution analysis of length of hospital stay for efficient funding

Socio-Economic Planning Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 39-59

  Xiao, Jianguo ^a   Lee, Andy H ^b   Vemuri, Siva Ram ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITAL SECTOR;

EID: 0344958758     PISSN: 00380121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0121(98)00006-8     Document Type: Article

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