How far to the hospital?. The effect of hospital closures on access to care

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 740-761

  Buchmueller, Thomas C ^a   Jacobson, Mireille ^a   Wold, Cheryl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Health Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Hospital closure

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL SECTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RESIDENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH FACILITY CLOSURE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRAVEL;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES COUNTY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745604239     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2005.10.006     Document Type: Article

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