Macro determinants of Iranian provincial healthcare expenditures from 2006 to 2013: evidence from panel data.
Journal Title: Electronic Physician - Year 2015, Vol 7, Issue 8
Abstract
During the last few decades, healthcare expenditures (HCEs) have increased significantly in Iran and throughout the world. Understanding the determinants of such increases is essential to health policymakers in finding the best policies to manage healthcare costs. This study aimed to determine the impact of some of the key explanatory variables on household healthcare expenditures across the provinces of Iran.
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Satar Rezaei, Razieh Fallah, Khalil Moradi, Somayeh Delavari, Siavash Doost Moradi, Behzad Karami Matin
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