What is a priority?

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 112-116

  Spicker, Paul ^a  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT RIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW;

HEALTH PRIORITIES; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 65349131225     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jhsrp.2008.008056     Document Type: Review

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