Setting healthcare priorities in hospitals: A review of empirical studies

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 386-396

  Barasa, Edwine W ^a,b   Molyneux, Sassy ^a,c   English, Mike ^a,d   Cleary, Susan ^b  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

healthcare planning; healthcare rationing; hospitals; Priority setting

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS;

EID: 84926614512     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czu010     Document Type: Review

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