The impact of rural health system reform on hospitalization rates in the Islamic Republic of Iran: an interrupted time series
Objective To assess the effects on hospital utilization rates of a major health system reform – a family physician programme and a social protection scheme – undertaken in rural areas of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 2005. Methods A “tracer” province that was not a patient referral hub was sele...
Main Authors: | Arash Rashidian, Hossein Joudaki, Elham Khodayari-Moez, Habib Omranikhoo, Bijan Geraili, Mohamad Arab |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The World Health Organization
2013-12-01
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Series: | Bulletin of the World Health Organization |
Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862013001200942&lng=en&tlng=en |
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