Omitted variable bias and hospital costs

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 271-282

  Crémieux, Pierre Yves ^a,b   Ouellette, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Analysis Group/Economics   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital cost; Omitted variable; Technological progress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; HOSPITAL COST; TECHNOLOGY; THEORY;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; QUEBEC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0035137221     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6296(00)00085-0     Document Type: Article

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