Gatekeeping in primary care: Analysing GP referral patterns and specialist consultations in the NHS
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Hospital admissions; Referrals; GPs; Gatekeeping; Panel data; NHS;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
- I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
- C31 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models; Quantile Regressions; Social Interaction Models
- D40 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - General
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