Affording to wait: Medicare initiation and the use of health care

Health Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1030-1036

  David, Guy ^a   Saynisch, Phil ^b   Acevedo Perez, Victoria ^a   Neuman, Mark D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

insurance; medicare initiation

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SYMPTOM;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MEDICARE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863487174     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1772     Document Type: Article

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