The analysis of a cardiological network in a regulated setting: A spatial interaction approach

Health Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 221-233

  Bruni, Matteo Lippi ^a   Nobilio, Lucia ^b   Ugolini, Cristina ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b ASR Agenzia Sanitaria Regionale   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Bayesian techniques; Gravity model; Spatial accessibility

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; BAYES THEOREM; CARDIAC CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 39449121947     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1255     Document Type: Article

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