Trends in geographic disparities in allocation of health care resources in the US

Health Policy

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 223-232

  Horev, Tuvia ^a   Pesis Katz, Irena ^b   Mukamel, Dana B ^c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health planning; Health resources; Health services

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; INCOME; PHYSICIAN; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1942517310     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2003.09.011     Document Type: Article

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