Methodological, theoretical and empirical considerations in the analysis of the determinants of aggregate health care expenditures in OECD countries, 1960-1997

Health care now accounts for just under 10% of national income in most developed OEeD countries. Yet, despite its importance in the overall economy, the factors that drive health care expenditure remain only imperfectly understood. This thesis shows that the determinants of health care expenditures...

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Main Author: Kanavos, Panagiotis Grigoriou
Published: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (University of London) 2005
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.420803