Non- and semi-parametric estimation of age and time heterogeneity in repeated cross-sections: An application to self-reported morbidity and general practitioner utilization

Health Economics

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 429-440

  Parkin, David ^a   Rice, Nigel ^b   Sutton, Matthew ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cohorts; General practitioner utilization; Heterogeneity; Non parametric and semi parametric estimation; Time

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; GENDER; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; TIME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MORBIDITY; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032816250     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1050(199908)8:5<429::AID-HEC459>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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