Health, spending and the effort to improve quality in OECD countries: A review of the data

Journal of The Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 64-71

  Kelley, Edward ^a  

^a OECD   (France)

Author keywords

Governance; Health system performance; Outcomes; Quality indicators; Spending

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL CARE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VACCINATION;

AGED; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MORTALITY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33847316913     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1466424007075454     Document Type: Review

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