The effects of structures on decision-making policies in health care

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 611-617

  Tuulonen, Anja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Distribution of health services; Health care resources; Physician; Physician shortage; Waiting times

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; REIMBURSEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EUROPE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 27144522917     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2005.00530.x     Document Type: Article

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