Decision maker perceptions of resource allocation processes in Canadian health care organizations: A national survey

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Smith, Neale ^a   Mitton, Craig ^a,b   Bryan, Stirling ^a,b   Davidson, Alan ^c   Urquhart, Bonnie ^d   Gibson, Jennifer L ^e,f   Peacock, Stuart ^b,g,h   Donaldson, Cam ⁱ  

^a VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d Northern Health Authority   (Canada)

^e at the University of Toronto Wagner is also a faculty member of the Canadian Medical Associations' Physician Management Institute   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^g BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^h Canadian Centre for Applied Research in Cancer Control ARCC   (Canada)

ⁱ GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Canada; Priority setting; Resource allocation; Survey research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

CANADA; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 84879835459     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-247     Document Type: Article

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