Association between health insurance and antibiotics prescribing in four counties in rural China

Health Policy

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-45

  Dong, Hengjin ^a   Bogg, Lennart ^b   Rehnberg, Clas ^c   Diwan, Vinod ^b,d  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^d NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; China; Health insurance; Prescribing; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; PRESCRIPTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHINA; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INTERVIEWS; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH; SAMPLING STUDIES;

EID: 0033022515     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8510(99)00026-3     Document Type: Article

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