Hospital utilization, efficiency and access to care during and shortly after restructuring acute care in Newfoundland and Labrador

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages 31-37

  Barrett, Brendan ^a,b,c   Way, Christine ^a   McDonald, Jackie ^b   Parfrey, Patrick ^a,b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b Health Care Corporation   (Canada)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONALIZATION; ADULT; AGED; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HOSPITAL RESTRUCTURING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWFOUNDLAND; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 27544455413     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/135581905774424537     Document Type: Article

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