Geographic variation in the use of medications: Is uniformity good news or bad?

Health Affairs

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 240-250

  Dubais, Robert W ^a   Batchlor, Elaine ^b   Wade, Sally ^a  

^a Zynx Health   (United States)

^b California Hlthcare Found   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEPRESSION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ASTHMA; CALIFORNIA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SMALL-AREA ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036372656     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.21.1.240     Document Type: Article

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