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

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: 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. METHODS: The primary data source is the Canadian National Population Health Survey (NPHS), a longitudinal survey that uses vital statistics …

Authors

Asada Y; Kephart G; Hurley J; Yoshida Y; Smith A; Bornstein S

Journal

Health Policy, Vol. 106, No. 3, pp. 291–302

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

8 2012

DOI

10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.04.004

ISSN

0168-8510

Associated Experts

Jeremiah Hurley

Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences

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