Regional variation in the utilisation of ambulatory services in germany

Health Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1481-1492

  Kopetsch, Thomas ^a   Schmitz, Hendrik ^b  

^a KBV   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

instrumental variables; physician consultations; small area variation; spatial correlations

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DEMOGRAPHY; EXPLANATORY VARIABLE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNEMPLOYMENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMALL-AREA ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84913566976     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.3001     Document Type: Article

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