Testing the Dual-State-Process assumption in the preventive care services use

Introduction: Health services use is often measured as a count variable that is characterized by an excess of zeros. Zeros are generally considered to be generated from a dual-state process, i.e., sampling zeros concern a group of at-risk individuals, while structural zeros concern a group of not-at...

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Main Author: Dimitris Zavras
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Edizioni FS 2020-03-01
Series:Journal of Health and Social Sciences
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Online Access:https://journalhss.com/publications/2020-51/