Patients whose GP knows complementary medicine tend to have lower costs and live longer

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 769-776

  Kooreman, Peter ^a   Baars, Erik W ^b,c  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES LEIDEN   (Netherlands)

^c LOUIS BOLK INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Complementary medicine; Healthcare costs; Life expectancy

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLOPATHY; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEATH; FEMALE; GENDER; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOMEOPATHY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; PARAMEDICAL DISCIPLINES; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870574699     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: 16187601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-011-0330-2     Document Type: Article

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