The productivity of health care

Health Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1257-1259

  Bloor, Karen ^a   Maynard, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFANT MORTALITY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; POPULATION PRODUCTIVITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; GREAT BRITAIN; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 33845658682     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1183     Document Type: Editorial

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