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Public hospitals in developing countries: resource use, cost, financing.

By: Barnum, Howard; Kutzin, Joseph.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1973Subject(s): Hospitals | Developing countries -- Health services -- Cost accounting//user charges. -- Developing countries -- Health services -- Cost accounting//user charges. -- Developing countries -- Health services -- Cost accounting//user chargesSummary: The authors focus on the broad issues of resource allocation, costs and financing. Hospital costs and eficiency are examined through accounting based studies and analysis of statistical cost functions. The authors recommend principles for pricing hospital services and alternatives for hospital financing through user charges an health insurance.
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Includes index.

The authors focus on the broad issues of resource allocation, costs and financing. Hospital costs and eficiency are examined through accounting based studies and analysis of statistical cost functions. The authors recommend principles for pricing hospital services and alternatives for hospital financing through user charges an health insurance.

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