Do marginal changes in PHI membership accurately predict marginal changes in PHI use in Western Australia?

Health Policy

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 288-298

  Moorin, Rachael Elizabeth ^a   Holman, Cashel D'Arcy James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Data linkage; Health insurance; Health policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; INCIDENCE; MORBIDITY; OBSTETRICS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PRIVATE SECTOR; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33645952376     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2005.06.012     Document Type: Article

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