Free to choose? Reform, choice, and consideration sets in the english national health service

American Economic Review

Volumn 106, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 3521-3557

  Gaynor, Martin ^a,b   Propper, Carol ^b,c   Seiler, Stephan ^d  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84994248981     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.20121532     Document Type: Article

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