GP supply and obesity

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1357-1367

  Morris, Stephen ^a   Gravelle, Hugh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family physician; General practitioner supply; Obesity; Primary care

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; HEALTH WORKER; OBESITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OBESITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CAPITATION FEE; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEES, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; SMALL-AREA ANALYSIS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 50349090803     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2008.02.012     Document Type: Article

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