Consequences of right siting of endocrinology patients - A financial and caseload simulation

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 109-113

  Lim, Jeremy F Y ^a   Tan, Darren M H ^a   Lee, Andrew L ^a  

^a Singapore Health Services   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Healthcare costs; Programme evaluation; Public policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT CARE; SIMULATION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 42249114487     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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