Does universal comprehensive insurance encourage unnecessary use? Evidence from Manitoba says "no"

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 209-214

  Roos, Noralou P ^a,b   Forget, Evelyn ^b   Walld, Randy ^a   MacWilliam, Leonard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; INSURANCE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MORTALITY; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 1642578232     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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