Economics of self-medication: Theory and evidence

Health Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 721-739

  Chang, Fwu Ranq ^a   Trivedi, Pravin K ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deregulation; Health insurance; Income effects; Pharmacy visits

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SELF MEDICATION; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL MODEL; THEORY; VIET NAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; MALE; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; SELF MEDICATION; UNITED NATIONS; VIETNAM;

EID: 0043195518     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.841     Document Type: Article

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