Provider-client interactions and quantity of health care use

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1261-1283

  Lien, Hsien Ming ^a   Albert Ma, Ching To ^b   McGuire, Thomas G ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Boston University   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Physician induced demand; Rationing and effort

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPIRICISM; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCOME; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAID; OUTPATIENT CARE; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; SEX ROLE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MAINE; MALE; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS;

EID: 8844274086     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2004.03.003     Document Type: Article

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