Effects of a behaviour independent financial incentive on prescribing behaviour of general practitioners

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 369-373

  Martens, Jody D ^a   Werkhoven, Mirjam J ^a,b   Severens, Johan L ^a,b   Winkens, Ron A G ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Drug; Incentive; Practice guideline; Prescriptions; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG INDICATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34249001620     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2006.00707.x     Document Type: Article

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