A nonparametric vs. latent class model of general practitioner utilization: Evidence from Canada

Predicting health care utilization is the foundation of many health economics analyses, such as calculating risk-adjustment capitation payments or measuring equity in health care utilization. The most common econometric models of physician utilization are parametric count data models, since the most common metric of physician utilization is the number of physician visits.

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Year of publication:	2011
Authors:	McLeod, Logan
Published in:	Journal of Health Economics. - Elsevier, ISSN 0167-6296. - Vol. 30.2011, 6, p. 1261-1279
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	GP utilization \| Kernel conditional density estimator \| Latent class models \| Count data \| Panel data

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	I10 - Health. General ; I12 - Health Production: Nutrition, Mortality, Morbidity, Substance Abuse and Addiction, Disability, and Economic Behavior ; C14 - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods ; C23 - Models with Panel Data ; C52 - Model Evaluation and Testing
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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