In this paper, the observed systematic differences in costs for teaching hospitals (TH) in Spain are examined. Concern has been voiced regarding the existence of a bias in the financing of TH once prospective budgets are introduced for hospital finance. Claims for adjustment to take into account the
The impact of teaching and research on hospital costs
β Scribed by C. Huttin; G. de Pouvourville
- Book ID
- 106295307
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 178 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1618-7598
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