Do targets matter? A comparison of English and Welsh national health priorities

Health Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 275-290

  Hauck, Katharina ^a   Street, Andrew ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decentralisation; Hospital performance; Targets; Waiting times

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECENTRALIZATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK ADJUSTMENT; STATE MEDICINE; WAITING LISTS; WALES;

EID: 33947217352     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1153     Document Type: Article

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