Designation, diligence and drift: Understanding laboratory expenditure increases in British Columbia, 1996/97 to 2005/06

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Sivananthan, Saskia N ^a   Peterson, Sandra ^a   Lavergne, Ruth ^a   Barer, Morris L ^a   McGrail, Kimberlyn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Canada; Chronic Disease Condition; Clinical Laboratory Techniques statistics numerical data; Clinical Laboratory Techniques utilization; Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures economics; Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures trends; Fee for Service Plans trends; Guideline care; Health Expenditures trends; Physician's Practice Patterns trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFANT; MEDICAL FEE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION GROWTH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; POPULATION GROWTH; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84871366794     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-472     Document Type: Article

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