Does hospital competition harm equity? Evidence from the English National Health Service

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 410-422

  Cookson, Richard ^a   Laudicella, Mauro ^b   Donni, Paolo Li ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Competition; Hospital; Inequality

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR;

ARTICLE; COMPETITION; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; INCOME; MARKET; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY CONTROL; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ECONOMIC COMPETITION; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; POVERTY AREAS; SMALL-AREA ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84873912703     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2012.11.009     Document Type: Article

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