Estimating differences between male and female physician service provision using panel data

Health Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1295-1315

  Constant, Alexandra ^a   Léger, Pierre Thomas ^b,c  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^b HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c CIRANO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Labour supply

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN INCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; AGED; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ECONOMICS; MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEES, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; SEX FACTORS; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 58749105157     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1344     Document Type: Article

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