Identifying barriers to emergency care services

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Cannoodt, Luk ^a,c   Mock, Charles ^b,c   Bucagu, Maurice ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Emergency care; Healthcare financing

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INVENTORY; SERVICE PROVISION;

EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; REVIEW;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84861896864     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: 10991751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hpm.1098     Document Type: Review

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