Physician opportunity costs in physician practice cost functions

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 129-151

  Escarce, José J ^a   Pauly, Mark V ^b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Ins Risk Mgmt Pub Plcy M   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost functions; Economies of scale; Physician costs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; INCOME; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; SOCIOECONOMICS;

COST ALLOCATION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEE SCHEDULES; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; OFFICE MANAGEMENT; OFFICE VISITS; OWNERSHIP; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PHYSICIANS; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031818052     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6296(97)00030-1     Document Type: Article

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