The healer or the druggist: Effects of two health care policies in Taiwan on elderly patients' choice between physician and pharmacist services

International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 137-152

  Chang, Kang Hung ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

Drug prescribing and dispensing; Elderly; National health insurance; Pharmacy visits; Physician visits; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACY; PHYSICIAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAIWAN; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PHYSICIANS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 67349220404     PISSN: 13896563     EISSN: 15736962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10754-009-9059-1     Document Type: Article

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