Assessing the relationship between volume and outcome in hospital services: Implications for service centralization

Health Services Management Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-6

  Harrison, Anthony ^a  

^a KING S FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRALIZATION; COST; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INCOME; NURSING STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; SURGEON;

CENTRALIZED HOSPITAL SERVICES; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 84856994949     PISSN: 09514848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/hsmr.2011.011027     Document Type: Article

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