The effects of fee bundling on dental utilization

Health Services Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 901-921

  Porter, Joan ^a   Coyte, Peter C ^a   Barnsley, Jan ^a   Croxford, Ruth ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Dental insurance; Dental utilization; Fee bundling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL FEE; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLUE CROSS; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEES, DENTAL; HUMANS; INSURANCE, DENTAL; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ONTARIO; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS;

EID: 0032738992     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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