The influence of regional health care structures on delay in diagnosis of rare diseases: The case of Marfan Syndrome

Kathrin Roll

Health Policy, 2012, vol. 105, issue 2, 119-127

Abstract: This study investigates the relative influence of the regional availability of health care resources (measured by physician densities, number of health care centers) on health care quality (measured by delay in diagnosis), based on data for the rare disease Marfan Syndrome.

Keywords: Delayed diagnosis; Physician density; Health care quality; Marfan Syndrome; Rare diseases (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.02.003

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