Do regional primary-care organisations influence primary-care performance? A dynamic panel estimation

Health Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 716-729

  Scott, Anthony ^a   Coote, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Coote Practice Pty Ltd ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Dynamic panel estimation; Organization of healthcare; Performance; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AUSTRALIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS;

EID: 77952767414     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1509     Document Type: Article

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