A systematic review of medical practice variation in OECD countries

Ashley N. Corallo, Ruth Croxford, David C. Goodman, Elisabeth L. Bryan, Divya Srivastava and Therese A. Stukel

Health Policy, 2014, vol. 114, issue 1, 5-14

Abstract: Major variations in medical practice have been documented internationally. Variations raise questions about the quality, equity, and efficiency of resource allocation and use, and have important implications for health care and health policy.

Keywords: Variations; Physician practice patterns; Small area analysis; Health policy; Diagnostic techniques and procedures; Systematic review; OECD (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2013.08.002

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