Long-term care and hospital utilisation by older people: An analysis of substitution rates

Health Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1322-1338

  Forder, Julien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Econometric analysis; Hospital; Long term care; Social care; Substitution rates

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOOTSTRAPPING; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SOCIAL CARE; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; ENGLAND; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; NURSING HOMES; SMALL-AREA ANALYSIS;

EID: 70350776991     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1438     Document Type: Article

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