Supplier-induced demand: Re-examining identification and misspecification in cross-sectional analysis

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 267-277

  Peacock, Stuart J ^a,b,d   Richardson, Jeffrey R J ^c  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Cancer Control Research   (Canada)

Author keywords

Doctor supply; Health care markets; Health econometrics; Small area variation; Supplier induced demand

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; PHYSICIANS; SMALL-AREA ANALYSIS;

EID: 34547808116     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-007-0044-7     Document Type: Article

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