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Why do patients bypass the nearest hospital? An empirical analysis for orthopaedic care and neurosurgery in the Netherlands

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  • Marco Varkevisser
  • Stéphanie Geest

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  • Marco Varkevisser & Stéphanie Geest, 2007. "Why do patients bypass the nearest hospital? An empirical analysis for orthopaedic care and neurosurgery in the Netherlands," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), vol. 8(3), pages 287-295, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:eujhec:v:8:y:2007:i:3:p:287-295
    DOI: 10.1007/s10198-006-0035-0
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    1. Alan Maynard, 2005. "European health policy challenges," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 14(S1), pages 255-263, September.
    2. Frederik T. Schut & Wynand P. M. M. Van de Ven, 2005. "Rationing and competition in the Dutch health‐care system," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 14(S1), pages 59-74, September.
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    Keywords

    Patient choice behaviour; Hospital bypassing; Hospital competition; I11; C25; D12;
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    JEL classification:

    • I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets
    • C25 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Discrete Regression and Qualitative Choice Models; Discrete Regressors; Proportions; Probabilities
    • D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis

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