Access to care, provider choice, and the infant health gradient

American Economic Review

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 248-252

  Aizer, Anna ^a   Lleras Muney, Adriana ^b   Stabile, Mark ^c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIA; CHILD HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MEDICAID; NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT HEALTH; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICAID; REIMBURSEMENT, DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33747431612     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/000282805774670248     Document Type: Article

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