Fixed budgets as a cost containment measure for pharmaceuticals

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-45

  Granlund, David ^a   Rudholm, Niklas ^a   Wikström, Magnus ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cost containment; Fixed budgets; Pharmaceuticals; Propensity score matching

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; COST CONTROL; DRUG COST; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CENTER; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

BUDGETS; COST CONTROL; DRUG UTILIZATION; ECONOMICS, PHARMACEUTICAL; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SWEDEN;

EID: 33644866650     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-005-0328-8     Document Type: Article

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