Use of instrumental variables in the presence of heterogeneity and self-selection: an application to treatments of breast cancer patients - Basu, Anirban; Heckman, James J.; Navarro-Lozano, Salvador; Urzua, Sergio (Health economics, 2007)
Keywords: Aged; Alternative approaches; Beneficiaries; Breast cancer; Breast Neoplasms - economics; Breast Neoplasms - therapy; Cancer therapies; Comparative analysis; essential heterogeneity; Female; Health Care Costs - statistics & numerical data; Health economics; Heterogeneity; Humans; instrumental variables; local instrumental variable method; Mastectomy; Mastectomy - economics; Mastectomy, Segmental - economics; Medical treatment; Medicare; Models, Statistical; Newly diagnosed; Observational studies; Older women; Outcome Assessment (Health Care) - methods; Outcome Assessment (Health Care) - statistics & numerical data; Parameter estimation; Radiation; Radiotherapy - economics; Selection Bias; self-selection; Selfselection; Studies; Surgery; Treatment; United States; United States