Medical spending differences in the United States and Canada: The role of prices, procedures, and administrative expenses

Inquiry

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 124-134

  Pozen, Alexis ^a   Cutler, David M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957003895     PISSN: 00469580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5034/inquiryjrnl_47.02.124     Document Type: Article

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