The role of proximity to death in need-based approaches to health care

This study examines the role of proximity to death (PTD) in need-based approaches to health care by: (1) investigating whether PTD is a statistically significant, independent predictor of health-care use; and (2) estimating PTD's marginal impact on need-based allocation of health-care resources.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Asada, Yukiko ; Kephart, George ; Hurley, Jeremiah ; Yoshida, Yoko ; Smith, Andrea ; Bornstein, Stephen
Published in:	Health Policy. - Elsevier, ISSN 0168-8510. - Vol. 106.2012, 3, p. 291-302
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Death \| Health care rationing \| Health services need \| Resource allocation

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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