The effects of cardiac specialty hospitals on the cost and quality of medical care

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 702-721

  Barro, Jason R ^a,d   Huckman, Robert S ^b,d   Kessler, Daniel P ^c,d  

^a Bain and Co   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Health economics

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; COST; HOSPITAL SECTOR;

ARTICLE; CORONARY CARE UNIT; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL CARE; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOLOGY; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745612693     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2005.11.001     Document Type: Article

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