Is the United States an outlier in health care and health outcomes? A preliminary analysis

International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-23

  Comanor, William S ^a,b   Frech III, H E ^a   Miller Jr , Richard D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Missouri State University   (China)

Author keywords

Comparative health care systems; Health production; Obesity; U.S. health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMICS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; NEWBORN; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNATIONALITY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645818972     PISSN: 13896563     EISSN: 15736962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10754-006-6863-8     Document Type: Article

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