An Empirical Research of Substitutability between Medical Services and Over-the-Counter Medication. An Analysis of Thirteen Different Minor Ailments.

This paper examines the choice of health care for minor aliments in Japan for patients suffering from thirteen different minor aliments. Original data were obtained from a survey conducted by the authors. For the common cold, shoulder/neck pain, backache, constipation/diarrea, asthenopia, various skin diseases, and hameorrhoids, an increase in the coinsurance rate statistically significantly lowers the demand for medical services.

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Year of publication:	2000
Authors:	Li, M. ; Ohkusa, Y.
Institutions:	Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), Osaka University
Subject:	MEDICAL CARE \| INSURANCE \| HEALTH

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Series:	ISER Discussion Paper.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	51 pages
Classification:	I11 - Analysis of Health Care Markets ; I12 - Health Production: Nutrition, Mortality, Morbidity, Substance Abuse and Addiction, Disability, and Economic Behavior ; I31 - General Welfare; Basic Needs; Quality of Life ; I18 - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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