Health Economics and Health Policy: Experiences from New Zealand

Applied Health Economics and Health Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 281-289

  Cumming, Jacqueline ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EDITORIAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EVALUATION STUDY; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; NEW ZEALANDER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HISTORY; MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 84937518273     PISSN: 11755652     EISSN: 11791896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40258-014-0149-y     Document Type: Editorial

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