Determinants of Hospital Inpatient Costs in the Iranian Elderly: A Micro-costing Analysis |
Hazrati, Ebrahim
(Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, AJA University of Medical Sciences)
Meshkani, Zahra (Health Management and Economics Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences) Barghazan, Saeed Husseini (Health Management and Economics Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences) Jame, Sanaz Zargar Balaye (Department of Health Management and Economics, School of Medicine, AJA University of Medical Sciences) Markazi-Moghaddam, Nader (Department of Health Management and Economics, School of Medicine, AJA University of Medical Sciences) |
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