Regional variation in health care utilization in Sweden – the importance of demand-side factors

Regional variation in health care utilization in Sweden – the importance of demand-side factors

Abstract Background Differences in health care utilization across geographical areas are well documented within several countries. If the variation across areas cannot be explained by differences in medical need, it can be a sign of inefficiency or misallocation of public health care resources. Meth...

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Main Authors: Naimi Johansson, Niklas Jakobsson, Mikael Svensson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Regional variation
Health care utilization
Demand
Panel data
Random effects
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-018-3210-y

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