Introducing priority setting and resource allocation in home and community care programs

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 41-45

  Urquhart, Bonnie ^a   Mitton, Craig ^b   Peacock, Stuart ^b,c  

^a Northern Health Authority   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; COMMUNITY CARE; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOME CARE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MANAGER; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SERVICE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS;

EID: 41649120332     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jhsrp.2007.007064     Document Type: Article

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