The British Columbia medical and hospital atlas : a companion to the British Columbia Rx atlas, 2nd edition

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The British Columbia medical and hospital atlas : a companion to the British Columbia Rx atlas, 2nd edition Morgan, Steve; Cunningham, Colleen; Hanley, Gillian E.; Mooney, Dawn

Abstract

This British Columbia Medical and Hospital Atlas was produced as a companion to the 2nd edition of The British Columbia Rx Atlas. It provides medical and hospital services information comparable to that found for pharmaceuticals in The British Columbia Rx Atlas. Our goal for the companion atlas was not to conduct a comprehensive analysis of all causes and consequences of all types of care that might be received from physicians and within hospitals. Rather, we sought to provide comparable information about the relative magnitudes of regional variations in the three largest components of heath care: prescription drugs, medical care, and hospital-based services. Ultimately, The British Columbia Medical and Hospital Atlas places the findings of The British Columbia Rx Atlas in context and allows interested readers an opportunity to explore potential area-level interactions between spending on and use of pharmaceuticals and spending on and use of medical and hospital services.

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Title	The British Columbia medical and hospital atlas : a companion to the British Columbia Rx atlas, 2nd edition
Creator	Morgan, Steve; Cunningham, Colleen; Hanley, Gillian E.; Mooney, Dawn
Contributor	University of British Columbia. Centre for Health Services and Policy Research
Publisher	Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (CHSPR)
Date Issued	2009-09
Description	This British Columbia Medical and Hospital Atlas was produced as a companion to the 2nd edition of The British Columbia Rx Atlas. It provides medical and hospital services information comparable to that found for pharmaceuticals in The British Columbia Rx Atlas. Our goal for the companion atlas was not to conduct a comprehensive analysis of all causes and consequences of all types of care that might be received from physicians and within hospitals. Rather, we sought to provide comparable information about the relative magnitudes of regional variations in the three largest components of heath care: prescription drugs, medical care, and hospital-based services. Ultimately, The British Columbia Medical and Hospital Atlas places the findings of The British Columbia Rx Atlas in context and allows interested readers an opportunity to explore potential area-level interactions between spending on and use of pharmaceuticals and spending on and use of medical and hospital services.
Subject	Medical care -- British Columbia -- Maps; Hospital care -- British Columbia -- Maps; Hospitals -- British Columbia -- Cost of operation -- Maps; Medical care, Cost of -- British Columbia -- Maps
Geographic Location	British Columbia
Genre	Book
Type	Text
Language	eng
Date Available	2014-10-01
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada
DOI	10.14288/1.0048539
URI	http://hdl.handle.net/2429/50538
Affiliation	Medicine, Faculty of; Population and Public Health (SPPH), School of
Peer Review Status	Unreviewed
Scholarly Level	Faculty; Researcher
Rights URI	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/
Aggregated Source Repository	DSpace

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