A framework for predicting gross institutional long-term care cost arising from known commitments at local authority level

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 144-152

  Pelletier, C ^a   Chaussalet, T J ^a   Xie, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Costing; Forecasting; Long term care; Survival

Indexed keywords

COSTS; HOSPITALS; MARKOV PROCESSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NURSING; PUBLIC POLICY; REGIONAL PLANNING;

BUDGETS; COSTING; LOCAL AUTHORITIES; LONG-TERM CARE; NURSING CARE HOMES; SURVIVAL;

HEALTH CARE;

EID: 13444265163     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601892     Document Type: Article

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