A hierarchical bayesian model for predicting the rate of nonacceptable in-patient hospital utilization

Journal of Business and Economic Statistics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-8

  Rosenberg, Marjorie A ^a   Andrews, Richard W ^b   Lenk, Peter J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost containment; Gibbs sampling; Health insurance; Hierarchical Bayesian logistic model

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033479078     PISSN: 07350015     EISSN: 15372707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07350015.1999.10524792     Document Type: Article

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