Payments for care at private for-profit and private not-for-profit hospitals: A systematic review and meta-analysis

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 170, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1817-1824

  Devereaux, P J ^a,j   Heels Ansdell, Diane ^a   Lacchetti, Christina ^a   Haines, Ted ^a   Burns, Karen E A ^f   Cook, Deborah J ^a   Ravindran, Nikila ^b   Walter, S D ^a   McDonald, Heather ^e   Stone, Samuel B ^a   Patel, Rakesh ^g   Bhandari, Mohit ^a   Schünemann, Holger J ^h   Choi, Peter T L ⁱ   Bayoumi, Ahmed M ^c   Lavis, John N ^a   Sullivan, Terrence ^d   Stoddart, Greg ^a   Guyatt, Gordon H ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c CANCER CARE ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e Axon Clinical Research   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^j MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL BILLING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PROFIT; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 3042633840     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.1040722     Document Type: Review

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