A Benefit-Cost Analysis of Private and Semi-Private Hospital Rooms

Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Boardman, Anthony E ^a   Forbes, Diane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b HEP Consulting

Author keywords

acute care hospital room occupancy; benefit cost analysis; health care financing

Indexed keywords

EID: 81255202272     PISSN: 21945888     EISSN: 21522812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/2152-2812.1050     Document Type: Article

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