What determines a patient's treatment? Evidence from out of hours primary care co-op data in the Republic of Ireland

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 283-292

  Lordan, Grace ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Exogeneity; Gastroenteritis; Out of hours; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFTER-HOURS CARE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 34250825291     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10729-007-9020-0     Document Type: Article

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