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The impact of pre-admission care on hospital mortality: Results of an instrumental variable analysis from Italy

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  • Moscone, Francesco
  • Tosetti, Elisa
  • Vittadini, Giorgio

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With healthcare spending projected to increase in the coming decades, the relationship between expenditure and health outcomes demands urgent attention.

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  • Moscone, Francesco & Tosetti, Elisa & Vittadini, Giorgio, 2026. "The impact of pre-admission care on hospital mortality: Results of an instrumental variable analysis from Italy," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 164(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:164:y:2026:i:c:s0168851025002374
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2025.105483
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    1. Jonathan Skinner & Douglas Staiger, 2015. "Technology Diffusion and Productivity Growth in Health Care," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 97(5), pages 951-964, December.
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    • C55 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Large Data Sets: Modeling and Analysis
    • D14 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Saving; Personal Finance
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes

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