The effect of hospital bed reduction on the use of beds: A comparative study of 10 European countries

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1731-1740

  Kroneman, Madelon ^a   Siegers, Jacques J ^b  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Healthcare systems; Hospital bed reductions; Hospital financing systems; International comparison; Physician financing systems

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE;

ARTICLE; BUDGET; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; SALARY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

BED OCCUPANCY; EUROPE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; PATIENT ADMISSION;

EID: 2942723042     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.01.036     Document Type: Article

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