Determinants of self-reported medicine underuse due to cost: A comparison of seven countries

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 106-114

  Kemp, Anna ^a   Roughead, Elizabeth ^b   Preen, David ^a   Glover, John ^c   Semmens, James ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DRUG COST; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG USE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SELF REPORT; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRESCRIPTION FEES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950580801     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jhsrp.2009.009059     Document Type: Article

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