The macro determinants of health expenditure in the United States and Canada: Assessing the impact of income, age distribution and time

Health Policy

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-42

  Di Matteo, Livio ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age; Health expenditures; Income; Technology; Time

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCOME; UNITED STATES;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CANADA; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INCOME; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOCIAL CLASS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 9644302624     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2004.05.007     Document Type: Article

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