The selection of an appropriate count data model for modelling health insurance and health care demand: Case of Indonesia

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-27

  Hidayat, Budi ^a,b   Pokhrel, Subhash ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

^b WORLD BANK   (Indonesia)

^c BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Count data models; Demand for health care; Endogeneity; Health insurance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDONESIA; OUTPATIENT;

EID: 75449102366     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7010009     Document Type: Article

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