An unhealthy public-private tension: Pharmacy ownership, prescribing, and spending in the Philippines

Health Affairs

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1022-1033

  James, Chris D ^a   Peabody, John ^b   Solon, Orville ^c   Quimbo, Stella ^c   Hanson, Kara ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG COST; DRUG MARKETING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; PHILIPPINES; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PROBABILITY;

COST SAVINGS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUGS, GENERIC; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACIES; PHILIPPINES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS;

EID: 67651218830     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.28.4.1022     Document Type: Article

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