A mixed logit model of health care provider choice: Analysis of NSS data for rural India

Health Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 915-932

  Borah, Bijan J ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Mixed logit; Multiple imputation; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHOLERA; CONSULTATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COUGHING; DATA ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROENTERITIS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDIA; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INDIA; LOGISTIC MODELS; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 33749072255     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1166     Document Type: Article

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