Allocating resources for health and social care: The significance of rurality

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 486-493

  Asthana, Sheena ^a   Gibson, Alex ^b   Moon, Graham ^c   Brigham, Philip ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d Josiah Thomas Memorial Hall   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equity; Health needs; Resource allocation; Rurality; Service costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842535855     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2524.2003.00454.x     Document Type: Review

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