Estimating and projecting subacute care demand: Findings from a review of international methods

Australian Health Review

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 778-785

  Gibbs, Andrew ^a   Pearse, E James ^b   Sheehan, Jennifer A ^c   Meleady, Kathleen T ^d   Jayasinha, Hirani ^d   Jones, Neill ^d  

^a International Health Policy   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c Capital Planning Unit   (Australia)

^d New South Wales Government   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; SUBACUTE CARE;

EID: 55349092206     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH080778     Document Type: Review

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