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Outlines a study, the objective of which was to assess the relative volume and price of physician services for the elderly in the United States and Canada. Efforts to address the apprarent inconsistency of prior comparative studies; Methods; Conclusions.

Compares the growth of expenditures, prices and volume and intensity of physician services delivered to the elderly in the United States and Canada from 1987 to 1992. Differences and similarities in expenditures; Indication that Canada is more successful in controlling growth in the volume of procedures than the United States.