Physician-induced demand: A parable
β Scribed by Victor R. Fuchs
- Book ID
- 116107089
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 71 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-6296
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## Abstract This paper investigates on the existence of physicianβinduced demand (PID) for French physicians. The test is carried out for GPs and specialists, using a representative sample of 4500 French selfβemployed physicians over the 1979β1993 period. These physicians receive a feeβforβservices