Choice of hospital: Which type of quality matters?

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 50, Issue , 2016, Pages 230-246

  Gutacker, Nils ^a   Siciliani, Luigi ^a   Moscelli, Giuseppe ^a   Gravelle, Hugh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competition; Demand; Healthcare; Hospitals; Patient reported outcomes; Quality

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); DEMAND ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL SECTOR; LOGIT ANALYSIS;

COMPETITION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HIP REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; MODEL; PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOME; SURGERY; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84994091662     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2016.08.001     Document Type: Article

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