Time to spare and too much care. Congestion and overtreatment at the maternity ward
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Healthcare; crowdedness; congestion; maternity;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
- I14 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Inequality
- I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-HEA-2021-10-04 (Health Economics)
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