Differences in length of stay for hip replacement between public hospitals, specialised treatment centres and private providers: Selection or efficiency?

Health Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 234-242

  Siciliani, Luigi ^a,b   Sivey, Peter ^c   Street, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

length of stay; private providers; public hospitals; treatment centres

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; PRIVATE SECTOR; STATE MEDICINE; SURGICENTERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872157592     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1826     Document Type: Article

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