Waiting times for surgical procedures in ten European countries;Wartezeiten auf chirurgische eingriffe in zehn Europäischen ländern

Gesundheitsokonomie und Qualitatsmanagement

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 92-98

  Mojon Azzi, Stefania M ^a,c   Mojon, D S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^b CANTONAL HOSPITAL ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^c Forschungsinstitut für Arbeit und Arbeitsrecht FAA HSG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Europe; Health expenditure; SHARE; Surgery; Waiting times

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; DENMARK; EUROPE; FRANCE; GERMANY; GREENLAND; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; ITALY; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIAN; SPAIN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGERY; SWEDEN; SWITZERLAND; WAITING TIME;

EID: 46949092904     PISSN: 14322625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-963538     Document Type: Article

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