Hospital waiting time in Norway: What is the role of organizational change?

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 439-446

  Midttun, Linda ^a   Martinussen, Pål E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Hospital reform; Norwegian healthcare; organisational change; somatic hospitals; waiting time

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BUDGET; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCUMENTATION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; NORWAY; POLITICS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL RESTRUCTURING; HUMANS; NORWAY; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 30944440698     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940510005950     Document Type: Article

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