Predictive Modeling of Costs for a Chronic Disease with Acute High-Cost Episodes

North American Actuarial Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-19

  Rosenberg, Marjorie A ^a   Farrell, Phillip M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 77955156328     PISSN: 10920277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10920277.2008.10597497     Document Type: Article

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