Market structure and technology: Evidence from the Italian National Health Service

International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 215-236

  Robone, Silvana ^a,c   Zanardi, Alberto ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health care; Market structure; Technology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; ITALY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HUMANS; ITALY; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS;

EID: 39049185907     PISSN: 13896563     EISSN: 15736962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10754-006-9002-7     Document Type: Article

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