Comparing costs and outcomes across programmes of health care

Health Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 316-337

  Martin, Stephen ^a   Rice, Nigel ^a   Smith, Peter C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

allocative efficiency; budget elasticities; health outcomes; local health authorities; programme budgets

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTHORITY; BUDGET; BURN; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EXAMINATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; INCOME; INJURY; MORTALITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENGLAND; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STATE MEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856321828     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1716     Document Type: Article

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