Selection bias into health plans with specific characteristics: A case study of endogeneity of gatekeeper requirements and mammography utilization

Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 103-118

  Liang, Su Ying ^a   Phillips, Kathryn A ^a   Wang, Hui Chen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Gatekeeping; Health insurance; Mammography; Selection bias

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUALITY CONTROL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 31144461386     PISSN: 13873741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10742-005-4303-8     Document Type: Article

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