Patient Payment and Unhealthy Behavior: A Comparison across European Countries

Introduction. Prior research has documented that unhealthy behaviors result in greater health care use and greater health care costs. However, there are few studies on out-of-pocket expenditure paid by those engaging in unhealthy behaviors. We provide cross-country evidence on the association of smo...

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Main Authors: Reza Rezayatmand, Milena Pavlova, Wim Groot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2615105