The impact of different prioritisation policies on waiting times: Case studies of Norway and Scotland

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 97, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-6

  Januleviciute, Jurgita ^a,b   Askildsen, Jan Erik ^a,b,c   Kaarboe, Oddvar ^a,b   Holmås, Tor Helge ^a,c   Sutton, Matt ^a,d  

^a Health Economics Bergen   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c Ethnology Uni Rokkansenteret   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Norway; Prioritisation; Scotland; Waiting times

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; POLICY MAKING; POLICY REFORM; PRIORITIZATION;

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; NORWAY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; UNITED KINGDOM; WAITING TIME;

NORWAY; PRIORITISATION; SCOTLAND; WAITING TIMES;

HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; NORWAY; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; SCOTLAND; TIME FACTORS; WAITING LISTS;

NORWAY; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84886290774     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.07.010     Document Type: Article

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