Quality and cost in healthcare: A relationship worth examining

Applied Health Economics and Health Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 201-208

  Mitton, Craig ^a,b   Dionne, Francois ^c   Peacock, Stuart ^c,d   Sheps, Sam ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S AND WOMEN S HEALTH CENTRE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; COURT; DECISION MAKING; EMPIRICISM; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WELLBEING; ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH;

CANADA; COST CONTROL; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 34047096318     PISSN: 11755652     EISSN: 11755652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00148365-200605040-00002     Document Type: Review

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