Review of the literature on the determinants of healthcare expenditure

Applied Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-46

  Martín, José J Martin ^a   del Amo Gonzalez, M Puerto Lopez ^a   Dolores Cano Garcia, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b Servicio Andaluz de Salud   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; DATABASE; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ECONOMETRICS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH INSURANCE; OECD;

EID: 78650783171     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036841003689754     Document Type: Article

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