Population density and racial differences in the performance of emergency medical services

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 603-615

  David, Guy ^a   Harrington, Scott E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency medical services; Health care disparities; Local public good; Race

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; POPULATION DENSITY; RACIAL DISPARITY;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CERTIFICATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RACE DIFFERENCE; RESPONSE TIME; UNITED STATES; AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; MIDDLE AGED; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MISSISSIPPI; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; POPULATION DENSITY;

MISSISSIPPI; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954689658     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2010.03.004     Document Type: Article

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