Waiting times for elective surgery and the decision to buy private health insurance

Health Economics

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 68-86

  Johar, Meliyanni ^a   Jones, Glenn ^b   Keane, Michael ^c   Savage, Elizabeth ^a   Stavrunova, Olena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

data augmentation; private health insurance; waiting times

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PRIVATE SECTOR; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 79961070468     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1707     Document Type: Article

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