Exploring spatial patterns in general practice expenditure

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 243-254

  Bech, Mickael ^a   Lauridsen, Jørgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

GP expenditure; Panel data; Reverse causality; Small area variation; Spatial spillover

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DENMARK; GENERAL PRACTICE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGE FACTORS; DENMARK; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; SEX FACTORS; SMALL-AREA ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 67649183094     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-008-0125-2     Document Type: Article

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