Contributions of public hospitals to regional health care: A population-based analysis of the county health care system serving metropolitan Chicago

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 346-358

  Goldberg, David ^a   Benson, Janice L ^a   Schiff, Gordon ^b   Pandey, Tanu ^c  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Health services; Population based; Public hospital; Safety net; Vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CHICAGO; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS;

EID: 79951635834     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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