Research performance of centers of expertise for rare diseases—The influence of network integration, internal resource access and operational experience

Henrike Hannemann-Weber, Maura Kessel and Carsten Schultz

Health Policy, 2012, vol. 105, issue 2, 138-145

Abstract: Centers of expertise (CoE) are vital to the care and treatment of patients with rare diseases and play a central role in generating medical and scientific knowledge. This study explores the relationship between a CoEs internal resource availability, operational experience and functional network integration and its research performance.

Keywords: Cooperation; Center of expertise; Healthcare; Network integration; Operational experience; Rare disease; Research performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.02.008

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