NICE rationing of specialised health care services for South Africa?

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 368-369

  Taylor, Bettina ^a  

^a Health Policy Unit   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN RIGHTS; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHARMACOECONOMICS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOUTH AFRICA;

HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 44649114166     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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