An empirical analysis of the impact of choice on waiting times

Health Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 763-779

  Siciliani, Luigi ^a   Martin, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choice; Competition; Waiting times

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE MIX; COMPETITION; DATA ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; STANDARDIZATION; TIME; WAITING TIME;

CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATE MEDICINE; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 34547684030     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1205     Document Type: Article

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