Determinants of hospital closure in South Korea: Use of a hierarchical generalized linear model

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2320-2329

  Noh, Maengseok ^a   Lee, Youngjo ^b   Yun, Sung Cheol ^c   Lee, Sang Il ^d   Lee, Moo Song ^d   Khang, Young Ho ^d  

^a Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Asan Medical Center   (South Korea)

^d University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hospital closure; Hospital competition; South Korea

Indexed keywords

CLOSURE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE; RISK FACTOR;

ARTICLE; COMPETITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; PERFORMANCE; PREDICTION; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICAL MODEL; URBAN AREA;

ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; FORECASTING; HEALTH FACILITY CLOSURE; KOREA; LINEAR MODELS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 33748538389     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.05.026     Document Type: Article

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