ASSET (Age/Sex Standardised Estimates of Treatment): A research model to improve the governance of prescribing funds in Italy

PLoS ONE

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2007, Pages

  Favato, Giampiero ^a,c   Mariani, Paolo ^b   Mills, Roger W ^a   Capone, Alessandro ^c   Pelagatti, Matteo ^b   Pieri, Vasco ^c   Marcobelli, Alberico ^d   Trotta, Maria G ^e   Zucchi, Alberto ^f   Catapano, Alberico L ^c,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c Servizio di Epidemiologia e Farmacia Preventiva (SEFAP)   (Italy)

^d Local Health Authority Marche Region   (Italy)

^e Regional Health Authority (ASSR) Basilicata   (Italy)

^f Local Health Authority (ASL) Milano 3   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BUDGET; CAPITATION FEE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG COST; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FUNDING; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRESCRIPTION; REIMBURSEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDIZATION; AGING; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESEARCH; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LEGISLATION, MEDICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESEARCH; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 39449088174     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000592     Document Type: Article

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