The convergence of health care expenditure in the US States

Health Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-70

  Wang, Zijun ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Convergence; Health care expenditure

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61449530942     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1343     Document Type: Article

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