Is waiting-time prioritisation welfare improving?

Health Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 167-184

  Gravelle, Hugh ^a   Siciliani, Luigi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b CEPR   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Prioritisation; Rationing; Waiting times

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SOCIAL JUSTICE; TIME FACTORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 39449133398     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1262     Document Type: Article

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