Cost-effective practices in the blood service sector

Health Policy

Volumn 86, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 276-287

  Katsaliaki, Korina ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood service; Cost effectiveness analysis; Simulation; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ERYTHROCYTE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN;

BLOOD BANKS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 40849135742     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2007.11.004     Document Type: Article

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