Why do patients bypass the nearest hospital? An empirical analysis for orthopaedic care and neurosurgery in the Netherlands

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 287-295

  Varkevisser, Marco ^a   Van Der Geest, Stéphanie A ^b  

^a Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hospital bypassing; Hospital competition; Patient choice behaviour

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; NEUROSURGERY; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NETHERLANDS; NEUROSURGERY; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT ADMISSION; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 34547779406     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-006-0035-0     Document Type: Article

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